It's Like This, Cat

<p>My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. This is one reason I got a cat.</p><p>Dave Mitchell and his father yell at each other a lot, and whenever the fighting starts, Dave's mother gets an asthma attack. That's when Dave storms out of the house. Then Dave meets Tom, a strange boy who helps him rescue Cat. It isn't long before Cat introduces Dave to Mary, a wonderful girl from Coney Island. Slowly Dave comes to see the complexities in people's lives and to understand himself and his family a little better.</p> <p> Winner, 1964 Newbery Medal<br>Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970 (ALA) </p>