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Reviewed on March 1, 1995
PreS-Gr 3 An endearing narrator introduces herself, "scabby knees,/a voice that squeaks,/handwriting like a puddled street," and her black cat, Evangelina, "supple,/proud,/satiny,/sleek." Graceful Ev prefers the company of next-door neighbor Cecilia, with her "swanlike" stance and spotless room, while Cecilia's cat, Ms. Whiz, "Scruffy,/torn,/fishbreathy,/ mean," seeks the disheveled but comfortable lap of the narrator. Despite parents who insist t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More