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Authors: Lynne Jonell
The Sign of the Cat (38 page)
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HE AUTHOR WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
following, with a grateful heart:
Drue Heinz, for the Hawthornden Castle Fellowshipâa precious month in which to write with no distractions whatsoever, in an atmosphere of “peace and decent ease.”
Kathleen Coskran, for weeks of splendid hospitality at the Malmo Art Colony.
Lisa Bullard, for lending me her very thick cat book and answering questions for three solid hours on all things feline.
Stephen Barbara, agent of agents, who listened to the story at its earliest stage and said, “I like the tiger.”
Laura Amy Schlitz, friend of friends, who sent me her best cat books and all her knowledge of Murphy and Susannah, cats extraordinaire.
Swati Avasthi, Heather Bouwman, Stephanie Watson, and Anne Ursu, who gave critiques that exceeded all prior standards of excellence for any writers' group heretofore known.
Christy Ottaviano, who loved the book, bought the book, edited the book, and patiently shepherded the book as it jumped through the many hoops of publishing.
And Bill, as always.
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Lynne Jonell
is the author of
The Secret of Zoom
and the Emmy and the Rat series:
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
,
Emmy and the Home for Troubled Girls
, and
Emmy and the Rats in the Belfry
. Lynne has two sons, loves to sail, and lives with her husband in Plymouth, Minnesota. She does not speak Cat (yet) but has run into her share of evil villains. She teaches writing at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis.
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Contents
CHAPTER 1
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The Cat Speaker
CHAPTER 3
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Up the Drainpipe
CHAPTER 4
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Not-So-Good News
CHAPTER 5
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Graveyard Council
CHAPTER 6
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A Visitor in the Night
CHAPTER 7
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A Noble Summons
CHAPTER 8
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Hero of the Nation
CHAPTER 9
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A Glass of Cherry Punch
CHAPTER 10
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Dangerous Duty
CHAPTER 11
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The Bloodstained Jacket
CHAPTER 12
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Squisher and Grinder
CHAPTER 13
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The Unknown Enemy
CHAPTER 17
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The Princess Lydia
CHAPTER 18
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Traitor Island
CHAPTER 19
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Building the Raft
CHAPTER 24
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The Rusty Lock
CHAPTER 26
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The Young Duke
CHAPTER 28
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Kittens' Revenge
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Copyright © 2015 by Lynne Jonell
Interior illustrations copyright © 2015 by Lynne Jonell
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First hardcover edition 2015
eBook edition June 2015
eISBN 9780805096842