Leonard (My Life as a Cat)

He's not a stray house cat, he's an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his planet or remain with his new human friend in a humorous, heart-tugging story from the author of I, Cosmo.

The cat that Olive rescues from a flood has a secret: he's not really a cat at all, but an alien who crashed to Earth on a beam of light. The cat, whom Olive names Leonard, was prepared to visit the planet as a human--but something went wrong. Now Leonard may never know what it's like to hold an umbrella, go bowling, or host a dinner party. (And his human jokes still need some work: Knock, knock. Who's there? Just Leonard. It is me.) While Olive worries about whether she will have to move after her mom and her new boyfriend get back from their summer vacation, Leonard tries to figure out how to get from South Carolina to Yellowstone National Park, because if he's not there at the end of the month, he'll miss his ride home. But as Olive teaches Leonard about the beautiful and confusing world of humans, he starts to realize how much he cares about this particular one. A sweet and dryly funny story about what it means to be human--and what it means to be home.

Publisher: Walker Books Us
Published: 04/13/2021
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781536207705
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511531 / Leonard (My Life as a Cat)


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2021 pg. 57
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2021
School Library Journal 03/01/2021 pg. 99

About the Author
Carlie Sorosiak is the author of the middle-grade novel I, Cosmo as well as two novels for young adults: If Birds Fly Back and Wild Blue Wonder. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.