Her mother works hard to provide for the family, and her father has died, which leaves Cat in charge of her brother. The more that she learns about her grandparents, the more she wonders why her grandparents haven’t been a part of her life.īeautifully written, Caterpillar Summer is written from Cat’s point of view and does an excellent job putting Cat’s emotions into language that younger readers can understand. But as she adjusts to her grandparents and life on an island, Cat realizes it has been a long time since she has been able to be a kid. She doesn’t think they can take care of Chicken as well as she can. She isn’t excited about spending time with her mother’s estranged parents, Lily and Malcon. Unexpectedly their plans change, and Cat and Chicken go to stay with their grandparent that they have never met. Sometimes he acts out, and Cat has become an expert at calming him.Ĭat is looking forward to spending three weeks in Atlanta. Cat understands that Chicken gets upset easily He doesn’t like loud noises, tags in his shirt, or being called Henry. She knows that he isn’t like other seven-year-olds. Eleven-year-old Cat is used to taking care of her younger brother, Chicken.
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