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When she takes money from her neighbor's wallet in order to buy a kitten, Sophie finds that she cannot live with the guilt.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-4-As soon as Sophie sees the black kitten at a fair, she knows she must have it. However, the only way she can buy it is to steal the money from her kindly neighbor, and after she does so, she is consumed by guilt. When she finally confronts the elderly woman, she learns important lessons about honesty and love. The most clever aspect of the book is its title-when Sophie names the cat Tangles, she is also foreshadowing problems that result from her dishonest action. Unfortunately, the story itself is predictable. Sophie avoids Mrs. Cochran and is rude to her family and friends. When she eventually brings herself to talk to her neighbor, she realizes that Mrs. Cochran knows what happened and understands. Everyone is friends again, and Sophie's odd behavior is attributed to a case of appendicitis. A subplot about keeping and feeding silkworms does not do much to further the plot. Furthermore, this practice may be common in Australia, but will puzzle most American readers, as will some of the vocabulary. A second subplot about a boy who steals a pigeon for Sophie's brother serves as yet another illustration of the theme that honesty is the best policy. Competently written, Tangles succeeds in getting its point across, but does so in a businesslike rather than artful manner.
Lucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
The consequences of living with a bad conscience are explored in a short novel by the Australian author of Dear Mr. Sprouts (1993). Sophie mourns the death of her cat Ginger until the moment she sees Tangles at the fair. Coming upon the black kitten after frittering her money away on other purchases, she lacks the five dollars needed to buy him; in desperation, she steals the money from a beloved neighbor. Though both emotional and physical pangs (a stomach pain that becomes appendicitis) are kindled by Sophie's secret transgression, Broome handles its effects on her friendship and family with a light touch. Sophie is a strong, endearing character who invites reader identification, as does her dilemma. James's small, breezy sketches, peppered throughout the invitingly open format, nicely complement the story. (Fiction. 7-11) -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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