Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

Crenshaw

by Katherine Applegate

The heart-warming new story about family and friendships from Newbery Medal-winner Katherine Applegate.

Life is tough for ten-year-old Jackson. The landlord is often at the door, there's not much food in the fridge and he's worried that any day now the family will have to move out of their home. Again.

Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken and he's imaginary. He's come back into Jackson's life to help him but is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?

A heart-warming story about family and friendships from Newbery medal winner Katherine Applegate.

Reviewed by mrs_mander_reads on

4 of 5 stars

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I originally had marked this DNF, because I had trouble getting into the plot of the story. However, doing this as a read aloud with my kids was phenomenal. The book is full of funny moments and sad moments, and resonated so well with my crowd. I'm glad I pushed through, and will definitely use it again next year.

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