The Cat That Was Left
Behind
By C. S. Adler
★★★★☆
Summary
Chad is a
foster child who has been transferred so many times he is not expecting to stay
with the Sorenics past the summer months.
His mother, April Anne, has promised year after year that she would come
for him. Chad would like nothing
more, when he is devastated by a letter telling him that she is getting married
and doesn’t want him any more.
Chad feels like the cat he has spent all summer taming that was tossed
aside by another family. He is
eventually open to the Sorenics and can finally see their open arms welcoming
him to their family, not as a foster child but as an adopted son.
Review
This is a
great story about fitting into a family group, and what learning what true
family is all about. Chad must
find his place in the world, just as we all must learn to transition from being
told what to do all of the time to making our own decisions, and accepting the
rewards and consequences for those decisions. I would recommend this book for 4-8th graders.
Author Website
http://www.c-s-adler.com/
Technical Stuff
Adler, C.S. The Cat That Was Left Behind.
Clarion Books, New York. 1981
ISBN
0-395-31020-2
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