The Year of the Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story
The Year of the Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story
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The Year of the Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story

Written by Susan Haas & illustrated by Lexi Haas
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10 - 14
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323
Page count
650L
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Apr 13, 2021
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“We call people who run crazy fast and jump extra high superhuman. Where does that leave me?” Thirteen years ago, when she was just a tiny baby, something terrible happened to Lexi Haas. Something criminal. It left her with an out-of-control body and without a voice. Now, as a precocious, superhero-obsessed teen, Lexi is counting down the final 24 hours to a risky brain surgery that might help her talk or–dare she dream it?–to walk and use her hands. As surgery grows closer, Lexi finds an urgent, relentless need to share the story of the year in her life she calls The Year of the Buttered Cat. That year, on the verge of shutting out the rest of the world, Lexi began a gutsy and solitary quest to find her “missing” body. After the family cat went missing, too, and a mysterious letter appeared, Lexi reluctantly enlisted two budding friends to aid her search. But when these friends also disappeared, Lexi had to learn new ways to reach out to the world to save her friendships and uncover the truth about what happened to her as a baby. The Year of the Buttered Cat is based on the real-life story of Lexi Haas. In the spirit of Wonder by R.J. Palacio and Out of

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781734225938
    Publication Date
    April 13, 2021
    Publisher
    Penelope Editions
    Page Count
    323
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 14 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2020056370
    Lexile® Level
    650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.2

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