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humorous science fiction novel for young readers ages 10-14 and/or 9-12, titled,
Astronauts and their Cats, published April 2002 by iUniverse, Inc. 142 pages, at http://www.iuniverse.com. ISBN: 0-595-22330-3. Browse this book at the publisher's Web site at: http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0-595-22330-3.
As the novel opens, it is at night, and the space station is cat-shadow dark, except for the human's
Cats that mingle with the shape-shifting immortal space cats that prowl the corridors and live among the rows of computers.
Astronauts and Their Cats, depicts a Mother and Daughter Astronaut Team, the Immortal Shape-Shifting Space Cats, Snifferu and Whiskers, keep Patches, the Kitten busy in the Intergalactic Cat Club. They make a rather different family household during the day. However, at night, the space station is cat-shadow dark, except for the human’s cats that mingle with the shape-shifting immortal space cats that prowl the corridors and live among the rows of computers.
They are wannabee free cats who travel onboard the space shuttles. Some, unknown to the space program, aren’t even home-grown. "Which cat sprayed gang graffiti on the space shuttle?" A ground
controller cat, an orange tabby, studied the photo. "But how did it get there?" He aimed a scowl over his computer at his boss.
"Maybe it's a paste-on the astronauts put up to celebrate all those years here," the boss said in a dark-as-coffee voice.
The cat’s boss hurried to another computer. Patches, the Earth-born part orange tabby, part Siamese cat, formerly a library cat adopted by the ground controller's boss, sniffed with disdain and curled up on top of the main filing cabinet. A computer screen banner reflected bright red in each kitten's cornflower blue eyes.
Rows of blinking computers lit up the room everywhere. The controller called in an expert. Every expert in the room studied the graffiti this time through video monitors as they watched the space shuttle.
The controller pressed a button on his phone. "I'll call security." The characters drive the plot forward in this fast-paced adventure suspense novel with humor.
This book is humorous and fast-paced, with lots of space adventure surrounding mystery and suspense at the space center. The heroes of the book save the space shuttle and go for a ride in outer space with the astronauts. It's fun reading, and you can learn a lot about the space station and outer space through fun and the joy of people and the pets that make them happy, as well as the joy of pets bonding with people and cats with a job they enjoy.
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