Naomi Serviss, Newsday This is one of Gallicos best works, making a perfect companion to his more famous Thomasina and telling of a boy transposed into the body of a cat by accident. The adventures that unfolded, reminiscent of The Wind in the Willows and Peter Pan, captured me so thoroughly I knew writing was part of my destiny. Chicago Daily Tribune When I was 9 years old I plucked The Abandoned from my school librarys dusty shelves and fell in love with literature. You should be warned that if you hate cats youd better not read this story, for it will so entertain you and instruct you in the ways of cats that your interest and liking will be aroused in spite of you. Jennie and Peter will face many challenges-and not all of them are from the dangerous outside world-in their struggle to find a place that is truly home.
Jennie schools young Peter in the ways of cats, including how to sniff out a nice napping spot, the proper way to dine on mouse, and the single most important tactic a cat can learn: When in doubt, wash. Jennie, a savvy stray who takes charge of Peter, knows that all too well. Everything is different when Peter comes to: He has fur, whiskers, and claws he has be a cat himself! But London isnt any kinder to cats than it is to children. Crossing the road on his way to the tabby, he is struck by a truck.
One day, Peter sees a striped kitten in the park across from his house. Book Synopsis London hasnt been kind to Peter, a lonely boy whose parents are always out at parties, and though Peter would love to have a cat for company, his nanny wont hear of it. It has also been published with the title Jennie.About the Book This is a New York Review Book-Title page verso. The ending feels like a bit of a cop-out, but I dismissed that easily enough. I don't know which I liked more, the deep story of friendship and trust, or the wonderful details of being feline. This is a wonderful book I wish I'd encountered as a child but am very glad it stands up to my first reading it as an adult. They have quite a number of adventures, including time spent as ship's cats, and become very fond of each other, even though Peter longs for the comforts of his past life while Jennie cannot bring herself to trust human beings. Jennie takes it upon herself to teach Peter how to survive as a stray and moreover, how to act and think like a cat- all the little skills and rules of conduct for his new life. Luckily he meets a very kind and street-wise female named Jennie who is quite skeptical of his story until she realizes he does not at all behave like a cat, and moreover can read and understand human speech. Unceremoniously thrown out of the house, Peter-now-the-cat must find his way in a terrifying new world where everything once familiar is now strange. He rushes into the street after a tabby kitten and is hit by a car when the transformation happens. Delightful story about a lonely boy who loves cats and finds himself turned into one.
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