Tj and the Cats

My name is T.J. Barnes and I don't like cats. I don't like the way they stare. I don't like the way they slink. I don't like the way they race under your feet without warning and wash their behinds in public. Cats give me the creeps. TJ may not like cats, but that doesn't stop a taxi from showing up at his door bearing his grandmother's four felines. Killer, Cleo, Kink and Maximillian the Emperor - Max for short - invade TJ's life and replace dinosaurs as the topic for his school project. His friend and partner for the project, Seymour, is deeply disappointed; the cats in his drawings all come out looking prehistoric. The animals' presence in TJ's house leads to a series of adventures, one involving the police and another involving a mass escape. Hazel Hutchins is one of those rare writers whose stories breathe laughter and tears together. Her characters are real, their predicaments funny and tough. She is the author of many beloved books for children. TJ and the Cats is her first young reader with Orca Book Publishers. TJ and the Cats is the first of four books in a series. Book two is TJ and the Haunted House. Book three is TJ and the Rockets. Book four is TJ and the Sports Fanatic.Hutchins, Hazel J. is the author of 'Tj and the Cats', published 2002 under ISBN 9781551432052 and ISBN 1551432056.