Totally Disgusting! - Hardcover

Wallace, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823408736 ISBN 13: 9780823408733

Publisher: Holiday House, 1991

Synopsis

Whoever heard of a name like Mewkiss! Ugh!

How can a "Mewkiss" be brave? Why couldn't my Jessica call me "fearless" or "Ratkiller"? And why do I have to share a tub with a barky puppy named Barkus?

Actually...its nice to have somebody to cuddle up to. My real problem is rats. Two scary rats in the storm cellar are plotting to attack Jessica! What's a kitten to do? How do I find the courage to protect the person I love?

About this title

Review:

"Humor, suspense, and some well-imagined sections on life as a kitten. A tale that animal lovers in particular are sure to enjoy."

-- Booklist

About the Author:

Award-winning author Bill Wallace started writing after a tough year of teaching fourth graders. As he says, "Trying to read to a class of 25 kids who aren't listening is downright MISERABLE. Finally, students asked me to tell stories about when I was growing up. I soon ran out of these, so they decided I should make up new stories. I became a writer so I could survive my first year as a teacher. The class loved the stories I wrote for them and persuaded me to get somebody to make us a real book." Shadow on the Snow, Trapped in Death Cave, and A Dog Called Kitty all started out as books for his students. However, it took ten long years for his first book (A Dog Called Kitty) to be accepted for publication. Since then, this former elementary-school teacher has written over 25 books and won numerous awards. Other favorites include: Red Dog, Buffalo Gal, Danger in Quicksand Swamp, Beauty, Aloha Summer, Watchdog and the Coyotes, and Coyote Autumn.

Wallace was born on August 1, 1947 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He is married to Carol Ann Priddle (who also taught elementary school) and has three children, Laurie Beth, Amanda Nicole, and Justin Keith. He attended university and graduate school in Oklahoma.

About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0823408736
• ISBN 13: 9780823408733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 111
• Illustrator: Morrill Leslie H.