Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
In a world of superheroes and supervillains,. Katie is excited to do more sidekick training with Mousetress and her 217 super cool cats. All is not going smoothly for Katie though. She hasn't told her mother about being a sidekick, she has friend problems, and then there are pesky giant robots attacking the city.
The Catsitter series is deceptively good. Even though I am not a fan of cats, I end up liking these books. The fantastical side is balanced nicely with the real issues of belonging, relationships, trust, and self-discovery. Middle readers will find plenty to identify with. Katie and Mousetress are great characters and the story is engaging enough that I might like cats after all. Especially The Cuteness. Though races aren't specified, the Mousetress appears to be Black and there are a wide variety of ethnicities depicted.
Michelle in the Middle
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