Katie the Catsitter · #2
Katie the Catsitter 2
Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! It's back to school for Katie the Catsitter in this purr-fectly irresistible graphic novel series about friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cats)!
Katie loves skating with the Wheelas and the fact that she’s officially a superhero sidekick. But now that school’s starting, everything’s changing. The Mousetress is getting blamed for things Katie knows she didn’t do. Sidekick training is NOT as exciting as she’d hoped. Katie’s best friend Beth is back in town and Beth’s new boyfriend is always hanging around (ugh!). Not to mention that all of Katie’s friends are mad at her. Fixing this will be harder than any skateboarding trick. But with the help of 217 slightly out of the ordinary cats, Katie’s going to try!
Can she clear the Mousestress’s name, uncover the real supervillain, and become the sidekick (and the friend) she’s always dreamed of being?
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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