Dont Trust the Cat, Kristen Tracy
Dont Trust the Cat, Kristen Tracy
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Don't Trust the Cat

Author: Kristen Tracy

Narrator: Ana Osorio, Tara Sands

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/25/2023


Synopsis

What if you switched places with your cat? Mean Girls meets Freaky Friday in this laugh-out-loud story about self-acceptance, learning who your friends are, and coming of age . . . as a cat.

Fifth-grader Poppy McBean likes rules and order. She's a follower, and she's totally okay with that. And if you judge her for that, she's okay with that too! But after falling prey to her friends' bullying one too many times, Poppy makes a wish to be happy—and it comes true in a very unexpected way: She wakes up in the body of her cat, Mitten Man.

Mayhem ensues as Poppy-the-girl attempts to navigate the wilds of the wilderness as a cat . . . and her free-thinking, groundbreaking kitty has had it with his owner's timidity. He's out to put the purr in perfectionist and take over middle school—as Poppy.

Hilarious and unexpected, Don't Trust the Cat is a coming-of-age adventure that will keep readers cringing, cracking up, and reconsidering what it means to be a good person.

About The Author

Kristen Tracy writes books for teens and tweens, and also poetry for adults. She's taught at places like Brigham Young University, 826 Valencia, and Stanford University. She lives in Los Angeles, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lady Clementina on June 14, 2023

My thanks to Chronicle Books for a review copy of this book via Edelweiss. Don’t Trust the Cat (2023) is a children’s adventure story with its own spin on the body swap story (like Anstey’s Vice Versa, or Wodehouse’s version, Laughing Gas), and one which involves a cat! Poppy McBean is an 11-year-old......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on December 22, 2023

I enjoyed the second half of the book much more than the first. At this point, Poppy the cat is on a quest with Death Tiger to find their lost turtle friend, Raul. Contrary to the famous author blurbs on the back cover, I did not find any part of this book to be "really, really funny." The story decent......more

Goodreads review by Marisa on January 08, 2023

3.5 stars. Appropriate for grades 4-6, following 5th grader Poppy and her cat, Mister Mittens having a Freaky Friday switch. Slow to start, but has a sweet ending for all.......more

Goodreads review by Chad on December 22, 2023

A fun but odd book. Weird and idiosyncratic but with a good message and a compelling offbeat story.......more

Goodreads review by Kate on August 14, 2023

I read a fair amount of middle grade books (because they're amazing and you should consider reading them too) and I loved the idea behind the story but just didn't love the execution of it......more