Taking the Cat’s Way Home

Jane walks to school every day with her marmalade cat, Furlong, who then heads home on his own. When a mean new boy named William threatens her, Jane realizes the only way to escape him is to take the cat’s secret path along the neighborhood walls. The girls use this elevated route, leaving William to follow and get lost in their garden. It is a short, illustrated chapter book that celebrates observation, independence, and overcoming bullies.