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Crenshaw

by Katherine Applegate Publisher: SQUARE FISH

An imaginary companion amid family uncertainty

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AlbakiReads Editorial

An imaginary companion amid family uncertainty

Jackson’s family is facing the possibility of losing their home, with money running short for rent and food. Into this strain returns Crenshaw, a large, outspoken imaginary cat who once again enters Jackson’s life. The story brings childhood imagination into contact with practical worries about housing and family hardship, while exploring friendship and resilience through the question of what an imaginary companion can offer. The description also notes Common Core connections.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in fantasy and imaginary companions
  • Young readers looking for stories about family hardship, friendship, and resilience

Themes

Family hardshipHousing insecurityImaginary friendshipResilience

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Book overview

In her first novel since The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal, Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable and magical story about family, friendship, and resilience.

Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again.

Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?

Beloved author Katherine Applegate proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary. This title has Common Core connections.

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