ISBN: 1416950591/ ISBN-13: 9781416950592

The Underneath

(Trade paperback)

by Kathi Appelt

Atheneum Books, 01/2010, 320 pages, English

Abandoned and about to have kittens, a calico cat is befriended by a hound dog who urges her to raise her kittens underneath the porch of his owner's house, where they will be safe--as long as they stay in the Underneath. This harrowing yet sweet story won a Newbery Honor and was a National Book Award finalist. Illustrations.