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1st March 2016, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 240 pages, Ebook, Review copy from NetGalley
Summary from Jabberwocky
Ava desperately wants a pet for her eleventh birthday—but gets way more than she bargained for when she adopts T-A-C-O-C-A-T.
When Ava Wren hears about an injured yellow tabby with mismatched ears, she becomes obsessed and wants to rescue him. She even picks out a perfect palindromic name: T-A-C-O-C-A-T. But when Taco joins the family, he doesn’t snuggle or purr—all he does is hide. Worse, Ava’s best friend starts hanging out with Zara, a new girl in fifth grade. Ava feels alone and writes an acclaimed story, “The Cat Who Wouldn’t Purr.” What begins as exciting news turns into a disaster. How can Ava make things right? And what about sweet, scared little Taco?
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When Ava Wren hears about an injured yellow tabby with mismatched ears, she becomes obsessed and wants to rescue him. She even picks out a perfect palindromic name: T-A-C-O-C-A-T. But when Taco joins the family, he doesn’t snuggle or purr—all he does is hide. Worse, Ava’s best friend starts hanging out with Zara, a new girl in fifth grade. Ava feels alone and writes an acclaimed story, “The Cat Who Wouldn’t Purr.” What begins as exciting news turns into a disaster. How can Ava make things right? And what about sweet, scared little Taco?
- See more at: http://www.sourcebooks.com/store/ava-and-taco-cat.html#sthash.NSFh5DmM.dpuf
Ava
desperately wants a pet for her eleventh birthday—but gets way more
than she bargained for when she adopts T-A-C-O-C-A-T.
When Ava Wren hears about an injured yellow tabby
with mismatched ears, she becomes obsessed and wants to rescue him.
She even picks out a perfect palindromic name: T-A-C-O-C-A-T. But
when Taco joins the family, he doesn’t snuggle or purr—all he
does is hide. Worse, Ava’s best friend starts hanging out with
Zara, a new girl in fifth grade. Ava feels alone and writes an
acclaimed story, “The Cat Who Wouldn’t Purr.” What begins as
exciting news turns into a disaster. How can Ava make things right?
And what about sweet, scared little Taco?
Nayu's thoughts
As a cat lover this tale moved me to tears a lot. Ava is definitely
besotted with Tacao cat, I felt her heartache when Taco Cat wouldn't
go anywhere near her or her family: I have a rescue cat who can be
quite anti-social, which is hard when all I (& Ava) want to do is
hold her (& Taco Cat) close and show how much we love them. Her
obsession with palindromes was fun to read about, it was her coping
mechanism for all the obstacles she had to face.
It was hard to see
Ava struggle with Pip's friendship being extended to someone else –
I remember I'd always wanted a special friend, and sharing a friend
can be hard because you can be left out of exciting adventures. I
promise everything works out in the end, and I look forward to read
more about Ava and Taco Cat!
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