Princess and Minerva

by Carolyn Lane

First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. Includes black-and-white illustrations by the author.m The story of an independent stray who decides the life of a house cat isn't too bad after all.

Genres: Cats, Childrens, Adventure, Fiction

75 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Marysia]

I enjoyed animal and especially cat books when I was a child. I think I read this in 4th or 5th grade or so. I remember liking it a lot, and when I read Harry Potter I wondered if Minerva McGonagall, who can turn into a cat, was a shout out to this book! (I doubt it, though.)

[Lori Schiele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although I have this listed as Young Adult, this is actually a Scholastic children's book from when I was in second grade. I came upon a few books in my attic the other day that I had kept for all these years and decided to read them again. I enjoyed reading the book, although it only took about half an hour to do so, because it brought back memories of childhood and how excited I would get when we were allowed to choose a book from the Scholastic books catalog.

This is the book that follows "Princess", in which an indoor "show cat" accidentally gets left by her family at the beach and must survive during the long cold winter until they return the following summer. She only manages to do so because of a stray (she prefers to call herself "an independent cat") named Minerva.

This book occurs two summers after the initial Princess book, and is mostly about Minerva and her adventures. Like Princess, this would be a great book for children who like to read, or be read to, about cats.

[Elizabeth Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember reading this as a young girl... very sweet story.

[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

When a pampered cat becomes lost she must turn to a stray for survival advice.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

A childhood favourite and a well written tale from a cat's perspective. I loved Princess as the foil to Minerva. But enjoyed the spunk of Minerva and her wanting to be free but knowing that a home and hearth is a lovely thing.

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title is misleading. Honestly, the book titled "Princes," should be "Princess and Minerva," and this one should be simply "Minerva." It was a good story, with good character development (even if she is a cat :-D). I love her spunky, resourceful personality.

[Bec · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet, but a bit harrowing, a lovely follow up to the first book.

[Hunter · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really sweet.

[Danice · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a Christmas gift from my friend Amy. It's a wonderful book!