It's Like This, Cat

Summary

Fourteen year old Dave Mitchell adopts a stray tomcat against his father's wishes and, through the cat, begins exploring his New York City neighborhood and meeting people who broaden his world. The episodic story captures the texture of urban adolescence, the friction between a boy and his father, and the small steps toward growing up. Told in a casual first person voice, it stood out for its realistic, unsentimental portrait of city life.