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Catcall (novel)

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Catcall
AuthorLinda Newbery
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's
PublisherOrion
Publication date
19 October 2006
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages179 pgs
ISBN978-1-84255-125-7
OCLC70173774

Catcall is a 2006 children's novel by Linda Newbery. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.[1]

Plot

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The story focuses on a young boy named Josh, whose family goes through a dramatic upheaval. There is a new stepdad and a new baby sister.

Josh's younger brother Jamie takes this badly and soon develops an obsession with wild cats and a refusal to speak. Josh uses all his skills, and a cat scrapbook, to help his family heal.

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