The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
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.
Kathi Appelt is the author of many novels for children and young people, including Jill McElmurry's When Otis Courted Mom, Jane Dyer's Oh My Baby, Little One, and Kathi Appelt's story collection Kissing Tennessee. Her work The Beneath was a finalist for the National Book Award and a Newbery Honor Novel. She resides in the state of Texas. http://www.kathiappelt.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9781416950585 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416950583 |
| Title | The Underneath |
| Author | Kathi Appelt |
| Series | Newbery Medal - Honors Title |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Year published | 2008-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Literary Award (Children's Literature) 2009, Commended for Newbery Medal (Children's) 2009, Commended for National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 2008, Short-listed for Buckeye Children's Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2010, Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (Middle School) 2011, Short-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2010, Short-listed for William Allen White Childens Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2011, Short-listed for Land of Enchantment Book Award (Young Adult) 2010, Short-listed for West Virginia Children's Book Award 2011, Short-listed for Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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