The year of the buttered cat, a mostly true story, Susan Haas with Lexi Haas ; [ illustration, Shanna Compton]
Type
Label
The year of the buttered cat, a mostly true story, Susan Haas with Lexi Haas ; [ illustration, Shanna Compton]
Language
eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Ages 10-14, Penelope EditionsGrades 4-6, Penelope Editions
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The year of the buttered cat
Oclc number
1201655898
Responsibility statement
Susan Haas with Lexi Haas ; [ illustration, Shanna Compton]
Sub title
a mostly true story
Summary
"Thirteen years ago, when she was just a tiny baby, something terrible happened to Lexi Haas. Something criminal. It left her with an out-of-control body and without a voice. Now, as a precocious, superhero-obsessed teen, Lexi is counting down the final 24 hours to a risky brain surgery that might help her talk or-dare she dream it?-to walk and use her hands. As surgery grows closer, Lexi finds an urgent, relentless need to share the story of the year in her life she calls The Year of the Buttered Cat. That year, on the verge of shutting out the rest of the world, Lexi began a gutsy and solitary quest to find her "missing" body. After the family cat went missing, too, and a mysterious letter appeared, Lexi reluctantly enlisted two budding friends to aid her search. But when these friends also disappeared, Lexi had to learn new ways to reach out to the world to save her friendships and uncover the truth about what happened to her as a baby. The Year of the Buttered Cat is based on the real-life story of Lexi Haas. In the spirit of Wonder by R.J. Palacio and Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper, The Year of the Buttered Cat offers empowering, powerful messages of friendship, family, loss, and the art of redefining ourselves"--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
juvenile