{"product_id":"the-underneath-9781416950592","title":"The Underneath","description":"There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned on the side of the road. A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because Gar-Face, the man living inside the house, will surely use them as alligator bait should he find them. But they are safe in the Underneath...as long as they stay in the Underneath. Kittens, however, are notoriously curious creatures. And one kitten's one moment of curiosity sets off a chain of events that is astonishing, remarkable, and enormous in its meaning. For everyone who loves Sounder, Shiloh, and The Yearling, for everyone who loves the haunting beauty of writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Flannery O'Connor, and Carson McCullers, Kathi Appelt spins a harrowing yet keenly sweet tale about the power of love -- and its opposite, hate -- the fragility of happiness and the importance of making good on your promises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathi Appelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416950592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e122589 \/ Underneath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKathi Appelt is the author of the Newbery Honoree, National Book Award finalist, and bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eThe True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaybe a Fox \u003c\/i\u003e(with Alison McGhee), \u003ci\u003eKeeper\u003c\/i\u003e, and many picture books including \u003ci\u003eCounting Crows \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMax Attacks\u003c\/i\u003e. She has two grown children and lives in College Station, Texas, with her husband. Visit her at KathiAppelt.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Small is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of \u003ci\u003eSo You Want to Be President?\u003c\/i\u003e by Judith St. George. He also received Caldecott Honors for \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e by Sarah Stewart and \u003ci\u003eOne Cool Friend\u003c\/i\u003e by Toni Buzzeo. He's illustrated dozens of other award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eThat Book Woman\u003c\/i\u003e by Heather Henson and \u003ci\u003eThe Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathi Appelt, and lives in Michigan with his wife, Sarah Stewart.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kathi Appelt \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47286587752605,"sku":"9781416950592","price":21.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_677cf91e-81e7-428b-802b-923a97d0dc96.jpg?v=1760025830","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-underneath-9781416950592","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}