Mystery Cat and the Chocolate Trap - Softcover

Saunders, Susan

3.7

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9780553154153: Mystery Cat and the Chocolate Trap

Softcover

ISBN 10: 055315415X ISBN 13: 9780553154153

Publisher: Yearling, 1986

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Mystery Cat, a huge gray tomcat who belongs to both Kelly Ann McCoy and Hillary Barnett, join forces with his two owners to outwit a mysterious catnapper.

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From Publishers Weekly:

In the second book of the Mystery Cat series, M. C.'s owners, Kelly Ann and Hillary, have barely recovered from one adventure when the feline drops another into their lap. He shows up in the company of an expensive Himalayan cat, and both cats smell like chocolate. The girls make a few phone calls and return the Himalayan to its owner, only to be accused of cat-napping. The police know the girls, and they go free, but a few nights later, a white truck tries to run M. C. down and actually injures him. More cats disappear and ransom calls are made. Then Kelly Ann and Hillary discover that a fake ice cream vendor is responsible for the crimes. Mystery Cat gets a Life Achievement Award, and walks off with the book. The writing is a little bland; Kelly Ann and Hillary as characters are (but for "rich" and "not rich" labels) almost indistinguishable from each other. Cat-lovers in this age group will find this series enjoyable.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5 A brief mystery for middle grade readers that is slight and predictable. Mystery Cat gets his two young owners, Kelly Ann and Hillary, entangled in an unremarkable mystery, this one involving a cat-burglar who poses as an ice cream man. The two main characters soon blend together since neither is developed with any unique personality traits, thereby making dialogue very confusing in spots. Pen-and-ink illustrations add little to this thin novel. For better developed light mysteries at this level, try those by Elizabeth Levy or Mary Blount Christian.Deb Andrews, Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Ind.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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