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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsThe Underneathby Kathi Appelt and David Small
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use them as alligator bait should he find them. But they are safe in the Underneath...as long as they stay in the Underneath. Kittens, however, are notoriously curious creatures. And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. For everyone who loves Sounder, Shiloh, and The Yearling, for everyone who loves the haunting beauty of writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love — and its opposite, hate — the fragility of happiness and the importance of making good on your promises. Review:Known for charming picture books ("My Father's House," "Piggies in a Polka"), Kathi Appelt borrows from Native American lore and the East Texas bayou to create "The Underneath," a uniquely American tale. Chained to a saggy shack, a lonely old hound, Ranger, finds comfort in caring for the abandoned mother cat and kittens that show up beneath the porch (the "Underneath" of the title). Meanwhile, Ranger's... Washington Post Book Review (read the entire Washington Post review) Review:"A mysterious and magical story; poetic yet loaded with suspense." Louis Sachar, Newbery Medal-winning author of Holes Review:"The Underneath is as enchanting as a hummingbird, as magical as the clouds." Cynthia Kadohata, Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira Review:"Rarely do I come across a book that makes me catch my breath, that reminds me why I wanted to be a writer — to make of life something beautiful, something enduring. The Underneath is a book of ancient themes — love and loss and betrayal and redemption — woven together in language both timeless and spellbinding. A classic." Alison McGhee, author of the New York Times bestselling Someday Synopsis:Abandoned and about to have kittens, a calico cat is befriended by a hound dog who urges her to raise her kittens underneath the porch of his owner's house, where they will be safe--as long as they stay in the Underneath. This harrowing yet sweet story is a tale about the power of love and hate. Illustrations.
About the AuthorKathi Appelt, at the age of seven, stumbled and fell into an alligator pit in San Antonio, Texas, a place where there should be no alligators or alligator pits. Fortunately she was a lot bigger than the alligator, who was more scared of her than she was of it! She is a member of the faculty at Vermont College's Master of Fine Arts program and occasionally teaches creative writing at Texas A&M University. She has two grown children, and lives in Texas with her husband and four cats. This is her debut novel. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 3 comments:
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