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Whittington (Newbery Honor Book)  
Author: Alan Armstrong, S.D. Schindler (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0375828648
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From School Library Journal
Starred Review. Grade 4-6–This superior novel interweaves animal fantasy and family story with a retelling of the English folktale Dick Whittington and His Cat. A battered tomcat named Whittington arrives one late-fall day at a New England barn, where he gradually befriends the equally ragtag group of animals already adopted by the barn's taciturn but soft-hearted owner,...