Katie the Catsitter · #1
Katie the Catsitter
Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! Introducing an irresistible new middle-grade graphic novel series about growing up, friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cats!)--perfect for fans of Guts, Awkward and Real Friends (not to mention anyone who loves cats!)
Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead while her best friends are all away at camp--something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget, UNLESS Katie can figure out a way to earn the money for camp herself. But when Katie gets a job catsitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, life get interesting. First, Madeline has 217 cats (!) and they're not exactly . . . normal cats. Also, why is Madeline always out EXACTLY when the city's most notorious villain commits crimes?! Is it possible that Katie's upstairs neighbor is really a super villain? Can Katie wrangle a whole lot of wayward cats, save a best friendship (why is Beth barely writing back? And who's this boy she keeps talking about?!), AND crack the biggest story in the city's history? Some heroes have capes . . . Katie has cats!
The series
Forget everything you think you know about sidekicks, superheroes, and cats. Especially the cats.
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Set in a city where masked vigilantes scale rooftops and chaos crackles just beneath the surface, Katie the Catsitter is a wildly clever middle-grade graphic novel series that flips the superhero genre on its tail—literally. At the center is Katie, a smart, funny, and just-a-little-bit-lonely kid who stumbles into the world of crimefighting not with gadgets or powers, but through an after-school job… watching 217 cats. The catch? These cats aren’t just house pets. They're elite operatives with names like Microwavette and Whiskerface—and they just might be working for the city's most infamous supervillain.
What unfolds is a delightfully offbeat coming-of-age adventure, full of sharp humor, sly twists, and a surprising amount of heart. While the story delivers laugh-out-loud moments and high-stakes hijinks, it also explores friendship, trust, and finding your place when the world feels just a little too big (or too full of feline felons). The illustrations crackle with personality, perfectly capturing the absurd charm of a world where cats scale walls and middle school drama can be more intense than any supervillain showdown.
Blending graphic novel storytelling with superhero satire and just enough emotional depth to tug at the heart, this series has earned its place on shelves next to modern kid lit favorites like Smile and New Kid. But it’s the quiet, quirky brilliance of its storytelling—and those unforgettable cats—that keep readers coming back.
Perfect for young readers who crave humor with brains, adventure with a wink, and cats who can pick locks. Lots of cats.
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