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Katie the catsitter

Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead while her best friends are all away at camp--something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget, UNLESS Katie can figure out a way earn the money for camp herself. But when Katie gets a job catsitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, life...

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Main Author: Venable, Colleen A. F. (Author)
Other Authors: Yue, Stephanie (Illustrator), Lamb, Braden (Colorist)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Published: New York : Random House Children's Books, [2021].
Edition: First edition.
Series: Katie the catsitter (Series) ; 1.
Subjects:
Wilks, Kelley, In memory
Pet sitting > Juvenile fiction.
Cats > Juvenile fiction.
Supervillains > Juvenile fiction.
Superheroes > Juvenile fiction.
Moneymaking projects > Juvenile fiction.
Superhero comics > Juvenile.
Graphic novels > Juvenile.
Comics (Graphic works) > Juvenile.
Summary: Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead while her best friends are all away at camp--something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget, UNLESS Katie can figure out a way earn the money for camp herself. But when Katie gets a job catsitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, life get interesting. First, Madeline has 217 cats (!) and they're not exactly . . . normal cats. Also, why is Madeline always out EXACTLY when the city's most notorious villain commits crimes?! Is it possible that Katie's upstairs neighbor is really a super villain? Can Katie wrangle a whole lot of wayward cats, save a best friendship (why is Beth barely writing back? And who's this boy she keeps talking about?!), AND crack the biggest story in the city's history? Some heroes have capes . . . Katie has cats!
Item Description: "RH Graphic."--Back cover.
Physical Description: 205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience: Ages 08-12.
3rd Grade-7th Grade.
ISBN: 9781984895639
198489563X
9780593306321
0593306325
Author Notes: Colleen AF Venable is the author of the National Book Award Nominated graphic novel Kiss #8 and is making her middle grade debut with Katie the Catsitter. Colleen is a lifetime comic fan and has designed numerous award winning graphic novels at First-Second books. She's also is an avid rollerskater, animal rescuer, and once started a national holiday (true story). Colleen lives in Brooklyn, NY with her two pet rabbits.

Stephanie Yue grew up in Atlanta, Beijing, and Hong Kong. She's a lifetime comic fan and martial artist (with a black belt in Kung Fu) and travels the world by motorbike. Stephanie was the colorist for the megahit, industry changing, Smile by Raina Telgemeier and Katie is her debut as a middle grade graphic novel illustrator. Stephanie currently divides her time between Boston and Hong Kong, where she's working on the second Katie. Visit her online at http://stephanieyue.com and on twitter @quezzie.com.

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