Pet CharmsPet Charms

Here, Kitty, Kitty

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by Amy Edgar il lustrated by Jomike Tejido

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Names: Edgar, Amy, author. | Tejido, Jomike, illustrator.Title: Here, kitty, kitty / by Amy Edgar ; illustrated by Jomike Tejido.Description: New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2017. | Series: Pet charms ; #3Summary: Molly’s cat Stella is behaving oddly, but Molly cannot find her special magic bracelet that allows her to understand what animals are saying, so she does not know what Stella is trying to tell her.Identifiers: LCCN 2016040568 | ISBN 9781338045918 (pbk.)Subjects: LCSH: Cats—Behavior—Juvenile fiction. | Magic—Juvenile fiction.Bracelets—Juvenile fiction. | Human-animal communication—Juvenile fiction. | CYAC: Cats—Fiction. Magic—Fiction. | Bracelets—Fiction. | Human-animal communication—Fiction. Classification: LCC PZ7.E225 He 2017 DDC [E]--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016040568

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Molly had a magic bracelet. She did not wear it all the time.But when she did, she could understand animals.No one knew her secret.

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Molly and her best friend, Lexie, were playing a game.Then Molly’s cat, Stella, walked by.She meowed.

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“What’s up with Stella today?” asked Lexie.“She usually comes over to say hi.”“Hmmm,” said Molly. “She is acting a little strange.”

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