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Language English Pages 179 pgs OCLC 70173774 Publisher Orion Publishing Group | 3.3/5 Goodreads Publication date 19 October 2006 ISBN 978-1-84255-125-7 Originally published 19 October 2006 Genre Children's literature Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Similar Works by Linda Newbery, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catcall is a children's novel by Linda Newbery, published in 2006. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.
Plot
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.
References
Catcall (novel) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA