Authors: Ingrid Lee
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First published in the United Kingdom in 2010 as
Dustbin Cat
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lee, Ingrid, 1948–
[Dustbin cat] Cat found / Ingrid Lee. — 1st American ed.
p. cm.
Summary: In a town where cats are tormented, eleven-year-old Billy finds Conga, injured and unappealing, and hides her in his bedroom to recover, then begins a crusade to stop the cat killers and find a safe haven for strays.
ISBN 978-0-545-31770-2
[1. Feral cats — Fiction. 2. Cats — Fiction. 3. Animal rescue — Fiction. 4. Animal shelters — Fiction. 5. Fathers and sons — Fiction. 6. Family life — Fiction. 7. Community life — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.L51249Cat 2011
[Fic]—dc22
2010054230
First American edition, October 2011
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