Oona and Fred love their cat Zook, but he is old and sick. Oona rescued him from a geranium pot, took off his collar, and claimed him as their own. Oona carries on her father's storytelling tradition, giving Zook the starring role. When Zook fails to respond to treatment at the vet, Fred cannot believe Zook is gone because he has only used five of his nine lives (according to Oona's stories). Oona dreads Dillan, her mother's new boyfriend, and calls him the villain. He is anything but. This is a heartwarming story of a young girl's attempts to discover happiness after the death of her father and to keep him alive through story...and lies of different colors.
Mark Twain Award Preliminary Nominee 2014-15
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