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- Publisher: Scholastic Press (1998)
- ASIN: B000YT0RLY
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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As a kid Patrick Jennings was afraid of African black mambas and tigers. He grew up in Northwestern Indiana.
He got his first pair of glasses when he was eight, and always wished he had a nickname like his friend, Mike. Mike was called "Tiger" by everyone, even the teachers. Wow.
Patrick Jennings may be called "Tiger," if you wish, or "Tigersnack." Both names are hidden inside his name. (As is "Rat" and "Ratpick," but he's not as fond of those and discourages their use. "Jetpack" is fine.)
Before he became a professional writer, in 1995, Tigersnack was a paperboy, a busboy, a fry cook, a hoddy, a record store clerk, a courier, a teacher, and a librarian. He has since published sixteen books for young readers. Can you find them somewhere on this site?
Jetpack's books have featured such creatures as electric dogs, rocket cats, grebes, coots, kangaroo rats, werewolves, scorpions, horses grown from seed, teenagers, gopher snakes, guinea dogs, and a lucky (or perhaps unlucky) sixth grader. Stinking Carp (he doesn't like this one) is currently working on books about a bat, a rat, alien dognappers, an owl in a suit, and, naturally, a tiger.
He got his first pair of glasses when he was eight, and always wished he had a nickname like his friend, Mike. Mike was called "Tiger" by everyone, even the teachers. Wow.
Patrick Jennings may be called "Tiger," if you wish, or "Tigersnack." Both names are hidden inside his name. (As is "Rat" and "Ratpick," but he's not as fond of those and discourages their use. "Jetpack" is fine.)
Before he became a professional writer, in 1995, Tigersnack was a paperboy, a busboy, a fry cook, a hoddy, a record store clerk, a courier, a teacher, and a librarian. He has since published sixteen books for young readers. Can you find them somewhere on this site?
Jetpack's books have featured such creatures as electric dogs, rocket cats, grebes, coots, kangaroo rats, werewolves, scorpions, horses grown from seed, teenagers, gopher snakes, guinea dogs, and a lucky (or perhaps unlucky) sixth grader. Stinking Carp (he doesn't like this one) is currently working on books about a bat, a rat, alien dognappers, an owl in a suit, and, naturally, a tiger.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Faith and the Rocket Cat,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Faith and the Rocket Cat (Hardcover)
This book is from an electric dog's point of view; electric meaning a dog that comes from many breeds, basically a mutt, named Edison. Now Edison is no ordinary dog, he is a literate, which means that he can read, write, and understand what humans say to him. In this book Edison is writing a story about his adventures with his master Faith. In the beginning of the book Edison, Faith, Faith's mom and step-dad are moving from El Perro Corriente, Mexico to San Francisco, California. On their plane ride there Edison meets a full breed dog named Daphne and he falls in (puppy) love with her, but he feels as if his feelings aren't being returned. Edison is in luck though because it turns out that his new house is practically neighbors with Daphne's. There is one more thing that is out of the ordinary about Edison (besides the fact that he's bilingual), he and his master built a rocket ship that actually worked, but most people don't believe her. For example, when Faith started school again in San Francisco and she told her class about the rocket nobody believed her. Especially this boy named Alex, so Faith invited him over one day to experience a flight first-hand. Edison also wanted to invite someone (Daphne), but every time he even came close to her, her master told him to go away or she would even call the dog pound. So Edison convinced Faith to act as if she was her mother and invite Daphne and her master over for coffee. On the day of the little get-together something really bad happened. The rocket took off! With Faith, Edison, Daphne, Alex, and Faith's mother inside. And to add to the matter Daphne ate all of the fuel, which was pig-fat and jalapenos. So the Rocket died out in the air, but luckily they landed safely because they had parachutes. They all landed in Death Valley, but they didn't land together they were separated in the wind. Will they find each other in the desert, Will they Daphne ever become interested in Edison, or Will they even make it out alive? Find out by reading the book.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Cool Book & But not as good as the first.,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Faith and the Rocket Cat (Scholastic Signature) (Paperback)
I really liked the first book, Faith and the Electric Dogs better. The second book seemed to go on too long and was kind of predoictable. It was a fun book to read, but the first was the best. IF you haven't read the first, buy that one. But don't just take my work for it.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Faith and the Rocket Cat (Scholastic Signature) (Paperback)
Very funny. Well-written This was a great book.
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