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A cat, once a North American girl and now reborn as a feline, slips into a Palestinian house occupied by Israeli soldiers and discovers a boy hiding beneath the floorboards. The soldiers are bewildered, the boy’s classmates and teacher hunt for him, and Palestinian villagers launch rock‑throwing protests while Israeli tanks roll by. As panic rises, the cat faces the daunting question: can a creature—once human—defuse the escalating crisis?
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Deborah Ellis
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