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Under The Cat's Eye: A Tale Of Morph And Mystery

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Under the Cat's Eye is a great book. Eleven year old Jai comes to live in a strange looking boarding school where he'll find many mysterious secrets. Hugo and Seal are Jai's two new friends, but Jai isn't too sure about them because they think the headmaster is a drakle! When several students change into school perfects, after visiting Mr.Drake, the school headmaster, the three friends get suspicious. This is a very exciting book with lots of fun surprises that you'll never guess!

Wow. Under the Cat's Eye is a book to read around other people, in bright daylight. The plot isn't very complicated, but is dazzlingly original and really, really scary. It is about a boy called Jai who goes to this boarding school, Nexhoath. He befriends two children, Seal and Hugo, who tell him their thoery about the creepy headmaster, Mr. Drake. (It's kind of hard to talk about this without giving away too much of the plot.) Meanwhile, mysterious changes are coming over the children at Nexhoath, and Jai finds out the truth about two workers at the school, Kitty and Roughly. Gillian Rubinstein gives all the characters believable quirks, like how Jai does math problems in his head to calm himself down when he is nervous or sad. It really helps you to relate to the characters. I am very impressed with Under the Cat's Eye! I would reccomend it to people aged nine to fourteen.

Onec in a while there is a story that you just cant put down. This is one of them. You end up saying, "just one more minute," about a dozen times and you will love every bit of this story. While his parents sort out some legal difficulties Jai goes off to boarding school. In boarding school there areplenty of odd people, starting with the principle. There is no oddity between the students, only outsid e of the school are there differences. When Jai goes to a different world things start to straighten themselves out.

I thought the book was superb. The author definatly knew how to conceal a mystery rolled up into an animal story, time travel, fantesy and a mistaken identity. The story is are so "unreal" though Rubinstein makes you believe every word. It sucked me into the book and I found myself looking at things a little diffrently. It completely changed my point of view. And now I find myself looking at things I can only hope to guess at. The twisted tale of fantsy and mystery is something the world has not and will not see in a long long time.

Different worlds, an evil headmaster, and animals that can talk are all part of the wonderful novel, Under The Cats Eye by Gillian Rubinstein. When the main character, Jay, is forced into attending the prestigious boarding school, Nexhoath, he meets some very unusual characters and is sent on a fast paced adventure. The author did an amazing job describing this story. I had the hardest time putting the book down. It really made me feel as if I were right along with Seal and Jay the whole time. The book kept you interested the whole time and really opened your mind to many more possibilities such as different worlds and questions. Rubinstein did a great job with this story, and I hope one day he writes a sequal.

This book seems too short for such a complicated idea of multiple worlds. It also is kind of weird...like...it sounds original, but then is disapointing.
I wouldn't recommend buying this book. Why don't you get it from a library first to see how you like it? Even if it isn't the best book, I think that it is worth reading if you don't have anything else on your 'to do' list.

I have always loved books with other dimensions, and shapeshifting. Whatever reason why, it was probably founded when reading this book. Usually the main character has all the gifts, and is the one and only to have any special qualities. It ends up to be way different from that, but I don't want to ruin it for people who haven't read this. Even with its lower reading level, everything is well pictured and formed, leaving one satisfied after the last page, but yearning for more. I must admit that I have read this book at least five times, every time liking it more than the first. Two thumbs way up!

This is an amazing book by Gillian Rubenstein! It is full of courage, danger, supernatural powers, and a drackle posing as the principal named Mr. Drake who will stop at nothing to seize the futures of all of the students in the school... and only a band of renegade students from the school can stop him! Jai, whose parents are being shipped to India under the crime of being illegal aliens; Hugo, who is also part of the crew; and Ceilia (aka Seal) who has the power to work the celestial control of the planets with the ring known as the Cat's Eye. It is imparative that they find the source of Drake's evil plan... or he will steal enough futures that he will become immortal, and the world wil be consumed with evil and indifference.

Under the Cat's Eye was one of the best fantasy books that I have ever read. Until the end I was guessing to see what was going to happen next. Overall, I think that this book was one of the best books that I have ever read for the suspense involved in the great plot. Although I didn't like the characters in the book, that did not ruin the good that was involved as well. Under the Cat's Eye was also a great reading experience for me because of the plot. This custom, detailed, equisetic plot kept you guessing until the end. From the beginning to end I thought that it was well written and a definite 10 on the charts. This book is one that I would defiantly recommend to readers of any level and of any age.

By, Brendan C.

This is one of those books that you just can't put down, you want it to last forever. A boy named Jia is put into a boarding house called Nexhoath. When he gets there he finds that all of the other kids are mesmorized, with the exception of 5 people. He makes two friends and finds that the headmaster is a drackle (mythical creature). This story sends you into a mind boggling tale of warping worlds and winning over evil. You learn to hate Mr. Drake.

I liked this novel because it keeps you on the edge of your seat and there is a new troublesome adventure on every other page. If you like Harry Potter this book will hold you over until another one comes out.