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The Gilded Cat

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The Gilded Cat is a wonderful young adult novel about a girl who stumbles upon an old papier mache cat that may have more magical powers than she expected. I have used this novel with 6th and 7th grade social studies students as we study Ancient Egypt. Catherine Dexter's historical accounts of the mysteries and magic of mummies and Kings is brought to life by modern day characacter Maggie. Readers will enjoy the intrigue and suspense of solving Maggie's mystery while learning the historical aspects of the ancient culture of Egyptian life. This is a well written novel that keeps young people interested and craving for more.

Amazon makes it nearly impossible for customers to contact them by e-mail or phone. In the past, I have found that the only way I can actually get Amazon to address my concerns is by pretending to write a review, as I am now doing. Today, I have attempted in vain to order 30 used copies of The Gilded Cat by Catherine Dexter for my class. As always, when I got to my 'shopping cart, I discovered that Amazon had already placed items in it that I had never heard of. When I deleted them, I found that I was unable to put my desired items in without also getting the strange ones...a shabby and ridiculous way to pad someone's order. This happens frequently with Amazon. I do want the 30 used copies and nothing else. How might I accomplish that? (Please don't ask me not to use this forum unless you are prepared to provide an e-mail address of phone number!)