One-Eyed Cat - Hardcover

Fox, Paula

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0027355403 ISBN 13: 9780027355406

Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 1984

Synopsis

"Ned believes that, with a forbidden gun, he has shot out the eye of a wild cat, and his guilt poisons his life. An outstanding growing-up story for all ages about the painful secrets and the struggle to be good . . . This riveting story is spun with an eloquent simplicity that belies the skill of its telling . . . Adults and children alike will come effortlessly under the spell of this peerless storyteller . . ."--Booklist, starred review. Newbery Honor book; ALA Notable Children's Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Booklist Editors' Choice; New York Times Book Review Oustanding Children's Book of the Year.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Ned Wallis knows he's forbidden to touch the rifle in the attic. But he can't resist sneaking it out of the house, just once. Before he realizes it, Ned takes a shot at a dark shadow.

When Ned returns home, he's sure he sees a face looking down at him from the attic window. Who has seen and heard him?

Ned's feelings of guilt and fear only get worse when one day, while helping an elderly neighbor, he spots a wild cat with one eye missing. Could this be the thing Ned shot at that night? How can Ned bring himself to reveal his painful secret?

From the Inside Flap:

Eleven-year-old Ned shoots a forbidden gun just once on a moonlit night and then is haunted by a guilty fear. Was it his shot that wounded the one-eyed cat?

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0027355403
• ISBN 13: 9780027355406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192