It's like this cat

IT'S LIKE THIS CAT tells the coming-of-age story of Dave Mitchell a sensitive 14-year-old boy growing up in New York in the early 1960s. Dave is an only child who fights with his father. His confidant is Aunt Kate the crazy cat lady down the street.When Aunt Kate introduces Dave to Cat an orange-striped tomcat he suddenly has a new best friend who accompanies him everywhere. A classic tale of a young man growing up believably and poignantly told It's Like This Cat won the 1964 Newbery Award.Superb—the best junior novel I've ever read about big-city life. —The New York TimesThe thoughts feelings and activities of an adolescent boy in contemporary New York City perceptively revealed in a skillfully written narrative. —Booklist