INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Weston, Carol

Ava and Taco Cat

(4) 4-6 Ava (Ava and Pip) at long last gets a pet: a rescued cat. While Taco acclimates to his new home, Ava struggles with early adolescence and changing friendships but finds great success with her writing. A surprising conflict arises around Taco, with a satisfying solution. Some secondary characters are too thin, but Ava and her family are recognizable with their quirks and dynamics.

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