The cat sitter mystery, [Unknown Binding]

Carol Madden Adorjan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1973

Is the old lady next door a witch? This and other problems keep Beth busy the rest of the summer in her new home.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"People and cats are portrayed with realism and humor." -- Library Journal --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Carol Adorjan is the author of 20 books for children, including several in two popular series. (This book and the sequel, The Copy Cat Mystery, are her favorites.) Her short fiction and award-winning radio and stage plays have been published/produced in the United States and abroad. The Chicagoland Monthly called her "one of the finest fiction writers in the Chicago area (and beyond)." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 110 pages
• Publisher: J. P. O'Hara (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879552050
• ISBN-13: 978-0879552053
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,468,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Cat Mystery, November 22, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Cat Sitter Mystery (Paperback)

The Cat Sitter Mystery by Carol Adorjan is a very interesting mystery book. The main character is a girl named Beth Carew who loves cats and horses. She just moved into a new neighborhood and doesn't have any friends. The second main character is Mrs. Goodall who is Beth's next door neighbor. Everyone says she is a witch because of the weird things that go on in her house as well as the fact that she has five cats. Beth's parents cant help beth with making friends because of all the things they have to do to fix their new house. Mrs. Goodall hires Beth to take care of her cats while here and her husband go on a vacation. Weird things go on in the Goodalls house while she is baby sitting the cats. When Beth heard a voice upstairs she tried to hide when Paul Kallin walked down the stairs. It turns out that Mr. Goodall hired Paul and Mrs. Goodall hired Beth, so the hole time it was just a friendly neighbor. After that everything turned out fine.
I thought this book was very fun and interesting. I would rate this book four out of five stars because after each chapter it makes you want to keep reading. I recommend this book to other fifth and sixth graders who like cats. It was easy to understand because the author used a small and easy vocabulary. I also like this book because it has a lot of little conflicts inside one big conflict. I really liked this book.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brittany's Review of "The Cat Sitter Mystery.", April 12, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Cat Sitter Mystery (Avon Camelot Book) (Paperback)

I read the book,"The Cat Sitter Mystery." This book was a really good book. I really liked the book because it was about cats. This book had a real mystery behind it, and made you want to read more. Also, the names of the cats were different. The cat's names were like people's initials. I really thought that was neat and different.

The best part of the book was when Beth starts to notice weird things and noises start to occur in the house next door. I liked that part because you didn't know what was going to happen. Also, when Beth finds out it's just Paul making all the noises.

Two story elements that were the most vivid were the setting and resolution. The setting was very vivid, because it felt like you were inside the book, seeing what the characters saw.And last, the resolution was clear in the way that the author told you every single detail that you needed to know.