Meow Means Mischief - Softcover

Ann Whitehead Nagda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439701406 ISBN 13: 9780439701402

Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2015

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About this title

About the Author:

Ann Whitehead Nagda is the author of the popular Dear Whiskers, which was nominated for many awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, and the Iowa Children's Choice Award, and is a companion book to Meow Means Mischief. In a starred review, School Library Journal called Dear Whiskers "a great choice for newly independent readers [and] as a read-aloud." Nagda lives in Colorado.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-4-In this beginning chapter book, Rana is worried about making friends at a new school and is self-conscious about her Indian-American heritage. She is also unhappy because her grandparents will be staying with her and her sister while their parents are away for a week. When a stray kitten arrives on the scene, her mother doesn't want to keep it, but Grandfather reminds her that in India even the poor feed stray animals because, "We believe that God comes in many disguises." While Rana's parents are away, the kitten causes all sorts of problems, which Rana writes about in her school journal. After she reads an excerpt aloud in class, several schoolmates show up at her house to show her how to clean up hairballs, scare Tiger off the kitchen counter, and solve her other feline-related problems. In the process, Rana makes new friends and builds a better relationship with her grandparents. The way a stray animal is able to help the main character work through problems is reminiscent of Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie (Candlewick, 2000), but this story is lighter, simpler, and for a slightly younger audience. The references to Indian culture are seamlessly worked into the plot. Gray wash illustrations throughout capture typical school activities and reflect the diversity of the characters.
Jean Gaffney, Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library, Miamisburg, OH
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About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0439701406
• ISBN 13: 9780439701402
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 92
• Illustrator: Stephanie Roth