Pyewacket and Son

Another good one from a writer who does well by that difficult age group: the eight-to-ten 'good readers' who, often, can't get enough at the right level. This one's action-packed with excitement, humour and some winning characters. Pyewacket is the one-eyed, torn-eared leader of the cats who guard the Pussycat Purr Cat Food Factory. When a gang of rough alley cats are found stealing food, war is declared with accompanying espionage, derring-do and hilarity. A sure-fire one for story-time: if you don't know them, try the same author's 'Albert' books.