The Cat That Was Left Behind

by C.S. Adler

Chad doesn't think his new foster family will be any better than the others, but after getting to know them during a summer at the Cape and after meeting a stray cat, he begins to change his mind.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

146 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1981

About the author

C.S. (Carole) Adler moved to Tucson, Arizona, after spending most of her life in upstate New York. She was an English teacher at Niskayuna Middle School for nearly a decade. She is a passionate tennis player, grandmother, and nature lover, and has been a full-time writer since the publication of her first book,The Magic of the Glits, in 1979. That book won both the William Allen White Award and the Golden Kite Award.

Her bookThe Shell Lady’s Daughter was chosen by the A.L.A. as a best young adult book of l983. With Westie and the Tin Man won the Children’s Book Award of the Child Study Committee in l986, and that committee has commended many of Adler’s books. Split Sisters in l987 and Ghost Brother in 1991 were I.R.A. Children’s Choices selections. One Sister Too Many was on the 1991 Young Adults’ Choices list. Always and Forever Friends and Eddie’s Blue Winged Dragon were on a 1991 I.R.A. 99 Favorite Paperbacks list.

Many of her books have been on state lists and have also been published in Japan, Germany, England, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, and France.

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chad is a young man who has been sent to live in a foster home for the summer. He has a hard time getting close to the family because he is afraid of being hurt yet again. He finds friendship in an abandoned cat and slowly, like with the coaxing of the cat's trust, becomes a member of the family.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two stars means I liked it but I don't remember it.

[Alexa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3 1/2 stars
I liked it, but the main annoyed me sometimes. Still, it was interesting. And the plot twist at the end was good, too.

[Niesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a copy and have been rereading this since I was a teen. It is a very lovely children's fiction book. It is about a strong-minded young boy dealing with the emotional impact of being a foster child. And his connection to a cat he likened to himself. It is written a bit simplistic because it is a children's novel. I first read it as a child and so its impact was more profound than it would be as an adult I imagine.

[Aries Manalo]

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