An endearingly energetic fourth grader takes on the big job of finding new homes for her neighborâs seven cats in this âupliftingâ (Publishers Weekly, starred review) illustrated middle grade novel for fans of Patricia MacLachlan and Sharon Creech.
Sparrow Robinson loves to dance and leap around. She loves cats. She has a million questions about the world, and sheâs not afraid to ask them. But sheâs just moved to a new town and a new school, and her busy parents have no time for her to get âcarried away.â Suddenly, she feels totally out of place.
Sparrowâs favorite thing in all this newness is her neighbor, Mrs. LaRose, who has seven cats and always has cookies and lemonade to share. But after Mrs. LaRose breaks her hip, she decides to move into assisted livingâwhere the cats arenât allowed! Sparrow has to help.
Determined to find new homes for the cats, Sparrow forgets about her own troublesâbut her quest just might be the key to Sparrow finding a home for herself in this town, too.