Second-Chance Cats: True Stories of the Cats We Rescue and the Cats Who Rescue Us - Softcover

Grant

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800735722 ISBN 13: 9780800735722

Publisher: Revell, 2020

Synopsis

There's no feeling quite like that of getting a second chance and a fresh start. When we adopt a homeless cat--or that cat decides to adopt us--we're not just giving one of earth's most beautiful and inscrutable creatures a chance at a good life, we're giving ourselves the gift of companionship, solace, and love. And plenty of laughter too! This heartwarming collection includes more than 30 true, contemporary stories told by a variety of writers, including Melody Carlson, Lauraine Snelling, and Kristin Billerbeck. Each feel-good story involves cat rescue, some in a typical way and others in surprising--even miraculous--ways. Sometimes the question becomes: Really, who rescued whom? A thoughtful gift for the cat lover in your life, Second-Chance Cats is the purrfect companion for cozy nights, lazy weekends, and any time you need a pick-me-up.

About this title

About the Author

Callie Smith Grant is the editor of Second-Chance Dogs, The Cat in the Window, The Dog Next Door, The Cat on My Lap, The Dog at My Feet, The Horse of My Heart, and The Horse of My Dreams. She is the author of several nonfiction books for young readers and adults as well as many animal-themed stories and poems, which can be seen in Guideposts anthologies and in magazines such as Small Farmer's Journal.

From the Back Cover

Really, who rescued whom?

There's no feeling quite like that of getting a second chance and a fresh start. When we adopt a homeless cat--or that cat decides to adopt us--we're not just giving one of earth's most beautiful and inscrutable creatures a chance at a good life, we're giving ourselves the gift of companionship, solace, and love. And plenty of laughter too!

This heartwarming collection includes more than thirty true, contemporary stories of people finding their cats and cats finding their people. Each feel-good story involves cat rescue, some in a typical way and others in surprising--even miraculous--ways.

So brew a cuppa and curl up with your favorite feline. Second-Chance Cats is the purrfect companion for cozy nights, lazy weekends, and any time you need a pick-me-up.


Callie Smith Grant enjoys animals of all kinds. She is the author of many published animal stories, the author of several biographies for young readers, and the compiler of the anthologies Second-Chance Dogs (awarded the Maxwell Medallion by Dog Writers Association of America), The Horse of My Dreams, The Horse of My Heart, The Dog Next Door, The Cat in the Window, The Dog at My Feet, and The Cat in My Lap.

Edition details

• Publisher: Revell
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800735722
• ISBN 13: 9780800735722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224