Katie the Catsitter: Best Friends for Never
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- Author：Colleen A.F. Venable
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Summary
Katie loves skating with the Wheelas and the fact that she’s officially a superhero sidekick。 But now that school’s starting， everything’s changing。 The Mousetress is getting blamed for things Katie knows she didn’t do。 Sidekick training is NOT as exciting as she’d hoped。 Katie’s best friend Beth is back in town and Beth’s new boyfriend is always hanging around （ugh！）。 Not to mention that all of Katie’s friends are mad at her。 Fixing this will be harder than any skateboarding trick。 But with the help of 217 slightly out of the ordinary cats， Katie’s going to try！ Can she clear the Mousestress’s name， uncover the real supervillain， and become the sidekick （and the friend） she’s always dreamed of being？
Reviews
Lisa Clark
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This is a graphic novel with wonderful illustrations。 I enjoyed the first story more than this one。 Some of the ideas were a bit extreme。 I like how there are super heroes that do good things to help the earth and others。 But the people being evil were out there， The creativity was good as far as the cat’s names and what their talent was， and the tools they used to solve the crimes。 The story line just didn’t do it for me。 I work with students ages 2-21。 I feel ages 8-12 would really like this b This is a graphic novel with wonderful illustrations。 I enjoyed the first story more than this one。 Some of the ideas were a bit extreme。 I like how there are super heroes that do good things to help the earth and others。 But the people being evil were out there， The creativity was good as far as the cat’s names and what their talent was， and the tools they used to solve the crimes。 The story line just didn’t do it for me。 I work with students ages 2-21。 I feel ages 8-12 would really like this book。 I can also see how the author can keep going with this series。 。。。more
Michele Knott
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Love this graphic novel series and so do middle grade readers！ Really enjoy the mix of heroes and kids。
Sarah
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I absolutely loved this second installment in the Katie the Catsitter series！ Katie and The Moustress are back at it: saving animals， exposing bad guys， and wrangling an extraordinary army of cats。 Katie's friendship struggles continue to plague her as she's now upset her friends from school and her new friend group， The Wheels。 Katie will soon find out that not everyone is who they appear to be。 Join Katie on another thrilling adventure as she attempts to clear the Mousestress’s name once and f I absolutely loved this second installment in the Katie the Catsitter series！ Katie and The Moustress are back at it: saving animals， exposing bad guys， and wrangling an extraordinary army of cats。 Katie's friendship struggles continue to plague her as she's now upset her friends from school and her new friend group， The Wheels。 Katie will soon find out that not everyone is who they appear to be。 Join Katie on another thrilling adventure as she attempts to clear the Mousestress’s name once and for all， uncover the real supervillain， and become the sidekick （and the friend） she’s always dreamed of being？ 。。。more
Shaena Peters
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Honest review from my 9 year old daughter， for NetGalley:I love this series！ i was waiting on this for a while and I can't wait for the third one！ Colleen creates the characters' emotions in the illustrations so well and I understand the story more then any other！ i would definitely recommend this book to my best friends！ Honest review from my 9 year old daughter， for NetGalley:I love this series！ i was waiting on this for a while and I can't wait for the third one！ Colleen creates the characters' emotions in the illustrations so well and I understand the story more then any other！ i would definitely recommend this book to my best friends！ 。。。more
Latitude
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I was not prepared for this graphic novel at all being about superheroes and villains！ I did not read the first Katie the Catsitter book so I was a little lost at the beginning - was this contemporary？ Magical？ Urban fantasy？ It’s just about superheroes and villains - unclear if any of the superheroes have “powers”， really， and also many hyper-intelligent cats。 It’s also about friendships and getting new friends and not remembering how to connect with your old ones。 It’s got really good art that I was not prepared for this graphic novel at all being about superheroes and villains！ I did not read the first Katie the Catsitter book so I was a little lost at the beginning - was this contemporary？ Magical？ Urban fantasy？ It’s just about superheroes and villains - unclear if any of the superheroes have “powers”， really， and also many hyper-intelligent cats。 It’s also about friendships and getting new friends and not remembering how to connect with your old ones。 It’s got really good art that isn’t necessarily realistic but feels relatable。 The cast is both diverse and delightful。 There are twists that I definitely saw coming， but also I am An Adult and familiar with The Tropes — a child Latitude would definitely be surprised。 Five stars！ 。。。more
Eliani
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Cute story about cats， friendship， and the importance of standing what you believe。Katie is back， but things are different。 Friendships have changed and Katie can't seem to find focus of what's important， even if it's in her face。 Instead she's doubling down on the angsty teen image more than ever and ignoring who and what problems might really need her attention。 Will she make up with Beth？ Can Mousetress' name be cleared？I adored the first in the series and admittedly wasn't sure where this wa Cute story about cats， friendship， and the importance of standing what you believe。Katie is back， but things are different。 Friendships have changed and Katie can't seem to find focus of what's important， even if it's in her face。 Instead she's doubling down on the angsty teen image more than ever and ignoring who and what problems might really need her attention。 Will she make up with Beth？ Can Mousetress' name be cleared？I adored the first in the series and admittedly wasn't sure where this was going at first， by the end it pulled all the pieces together and really made for a wonderful cat filled read。**Thank you to Random House Children's and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。** 。。。more
Pam
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Graphic NovelI received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Books through NetGalley。Katie is back and looking forward to being a sidekick。 The story picks up shortly after the first book ended。 Readers see her struggle with friends and changes as her best friend comes home from camp with a boyfriend and she lies to her other friend early on。 These are real struggles middle school readers face so they will connect to the characters from the start。 Throw in the intelligent cats and a su Graphic NovelI received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Books through NetGalley。Katie is back and looking forward to being a sidekick。 The story picks up shortly after the first book ended。 Readers see her struggle with friends and changes as her best friend comes home from camp with a boyfriend and she lies to her other friend early on。 These are real struggles middle school readers face so they will connect to the characters from the start。 Throw in the intelligent cats and a superheroes and this one won't stay on the shelf。 The artwork is highly detailed and well worth studying to see what is happening beyond the dialogue。Venable uses humor throughout to make her more serious points about friendship， believing in yourself， and believing in others。 Looking forward to the next volume in 2023。 。。。more
Darla
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Katie the Catsitter is back and she is struggling。 If only she could show everyone that the Mousetress is a superhero， not a villain。 If only she could have her best friend Bethany back the way things were before summer camp。 If only she could stop hearing about Stainless Steel every time she turns around。 If only she could try out those suction cup shoes。 。 。 Do they really work？ I loved the lessons Katie learns about being a good friend while she is helping the Mousetress and learning more abo Katie the Catsitter is back and she is struggling。 If only she could show everyone that the Mousetress is a superhero， not a villain。 If only she could have her best friend Bethany back the way things were before summer camp。 If only she could stop hearing about Stainless Steel every time she turns around。 If only she could try out those suction cup shoes。 。 。 Do they really work？ I loved the lessons Katie learns about being a good friend while she is helping the Mousetress and learning more about being a sidekick。 The scene where Katie happens upon a sidekick meeting is hilarious。 And all those talented cats are back doing what they do。 There are some great surprises too， like new identities of superheroes revealed and the long awaited takedown of a villain or two。 Looking forward to seeing the Mousetress and her sidekick take on Buttersoft Bionics in Book 3。Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Cindy :: leavemetomybooks ::
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Fans of the first Katie the Catsitter book will be super excited to read the second installment of Katie's adventures with the Moustress and her 217 talented cats。 This was cute and entertaining - kids are going to be into it for sure。* thanks to Random House Books for Young Readers for the NetGalley review copy。 This comes out February 15， 2022。 Fans of the first Katie the Catsitter book will be super excited to read the second installment of Katie's adventures with the Moustress and her 217 talented cats。 This was cute and entertaining - kids are going to be into it for sure。* thanks to Random House Books for Young Readers for the NetGalley review copy。 This comes out February 15， 2022。 。。。more
Sarah
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We received an ARC of this book in return for an honest review and I handed it off immediately to my 10-year-old graphic novel loving kiddo who thought Book 1 was fantastic。 And she says。。。 She'd really give this 4。5 stars if possible。 She loved the twists and turns in the book （Who's good？ Who's bad？ Who knows！） and the plot was pretty fun。 She felt that the first part of the book was a little slow， but the pace picked up as she read further。 She enjoyed seeing some of her favorite characters f We received an ARC of this book in return for an honest review and I handed it off immediately to my 10-year-old graphic novel loving kiddo who thought Book 1 was fantastic。 And she says。。。 She'd really give this 4。5 stars if possible。 She loved the twists and turns in the book （Who's good？ Who's bad？ Who knows！） and the plot was pretty fun。 She felt that the first part of the book was a little slow， but the pace picked up as she read further。 She enjoyed seeing some of her favorite characters from the first book and meeting new characters like Stainless Steel。 Overall， she recommends this book for people who enjoyed the first， who like fun illustrations and who are looking for a new graphic novel to explore。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I received an eARC courtesy of Random House Books for Young Readers via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。YES！ I'm so glad to see Katie & the Mousetress again。 This was just as action-packed and entertaining as book 1 and kids are going to love it。 Superheroes， villains and tales of friendship--perfect combination。For Libraries: If #1 was as big of hit for you as it was for my library， this is a no-brainer。 I received an eARC courtesy of Random House Books for Young Readers via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。YES！ I'm so glad to see Katie & the Mousetress again。 This was just as action-packed and entertaining as book 1 and kids are going to love it。 Superheroes， villains and tales of friendship--perfect combination。For Libraries: If #1 was as big of hit for you as it was for my library， this is a no-brainer。 。。。more
Mariah
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Katie is back and ending off her summer on an exciting note。 She is about to start side kick training， is hanging out with her new friend Marie， and overall having a great time。 However， once school starts things seemingly shift。 Bethany is back with her boyfriend， Madeline is reluctant to leave the house to start training and overall Katie is struggling to get anyone to believe that the Mousetress is actually a hero， not a villian。 This younger middle grade novel is a great read for any childre Katie is back and ending off her summer on an exciting note。 She is about to start side kick training， is hanging out with her new friend Marie， and overall having a great time。 However， once school starts things seemingly shift。 Bethany is back with her boyfriend， Madeline is reluctant to leave the house to start training and overall Katie is struggling to get anyone to believe that the Mousetress is actually a hero， not a villian。 This younger middle grade novel is a great read for any children who are interested in super hero/villian arcs and art style similar to Telgemeier works。 School， friends， AND saving New York City？ I cannot wait to read the third book in this series！ 。。。more
Jaclyn Hillis
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Summer is coming to an end。 Katie loves skateboarding with her new friend Marie， but they will be going to different schools。 Katie’s best friend Beth is back from camp， and she has a new boyfriend， so that’s not so great either。 Even being a superhero sidekick to Mousetress isn’t has fun as she hoped… so many e-mails！ Someone is pretending to be Mousetress and vandalizing the city。 But the real Mousetress won’t even leave her apartment。 Katie wants more than anything to put on a pair of suction Summer is coming to an end。 Katie loves skateboarding with her new friend Marie， but they will be going to different schools。 Katie’s best friend Beth is back from camp， and she has a new boyfriend， so that’s not so great either。 Even being a superhero sidekick to Mousetress isn’t has fun as she hoped… so many e-mails！ Someone is pretending to be Mousetress and vandalizing the city。 But the real Mousetress won’t even leave her apartment。 Katie wants more than anything to put on a pair of suction cup boots and solve the mystery。 This was a great mix of superhero shenanigans and real life drama。 The friendship problems were very realistic and relatable， and I love how everyone banded together for the good of the city。 The 217 cats are obviously still my favorite part。 。。。more
The Keepers of the Books
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Katie is back and is now a sidekick to the amazing superhero， the Mousetress。 But someone is framing the Mousetress and the Moustress seems to have given up。 To make matter’s worse Katie’s best friend， Beth is back and seems to have totally changed due to her stupid boyfriend。 Has Katie changed or all of her friends mad at her？ It’s up to Katie to help the Mousetress with the aid of her 217 cats。 Can Katy save the day and iron out her life？ Who is framing Mousetress？ Readers will love this seque Katie is back and is now a sidekick to the amazing superhero， the Mousetress。 But someone is framing the Mousetress and the Moustress seems to have given up。 To make matter’s worse Katie’s best friend， Beth is back and seems to have totally changed due to her stupid boyfriend。 Has Katie changed or all of her friends mad at her？ It’s up to Katie to help the Mousetress with the aid of her 217 cats。 Can Katy save the day and iron out her life？ Who is framing Mousetress？ Readers will love this sequel to the first Katie the Catsitter book。 Fans of superheroes， cats， or graphic novels will love this fun escapade complete with bright， vivid pictures that engage the imagination。 Fun new characters and twists will keep even the most reluctant readers。 。。。more
Jill Kenna
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This was a really cute graphic novel！ I enjoyed how they dealt with the Mousetresses trauma from being captured in the first book in this book。 I also liked the fact that they showed that it's ok for friendships to change and grow over time as you grow up and meet new people。 Overall， a really cute graphic novel and I can't wait for the next one！ This was a really cute graphic novel！ I enjoyed how they dealt with the Mousetresses trauma from being captured in the first book in this book。 I also liked the fact that they showed that it's ok for friendships to change and grow over time as you grow up and meet new people。 Overall， a really cute graphic novel and I can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Lili
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Always hilarious and full of feline shenanigans while punching right at my feels as it explores friendship。
Patti Sabik
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Such a fun graphic novel series。 Nice unexpected twists and turns and great middle school adventure。 I love the friendship drama and including moms in the super hero fun。 Can’t wait for more installments。
Bexa
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This is slowly becoming one of my favorite graphic novels for middle schoolers。 There's action， friendship， bravery， real feelings！ All you could ask for an more。 In a struggle to understand what happened to her friendship over the summer Katie tries to convince the Mousetress to go out and do some heists （I mean， protests）。 Unfortunately， no one seems to be interested to be hanging out with Katie， and she can't figure out what is wrong with everyone。 Filled with humor and lots and lots of cats， This is slowly becoming one of my favorite graphic novels for middle schoolers。 There's action， friendship， bravery， real feelings！ All you could ask for an more。 In a struggle to understand what happened to her friendship over the summer Katie tries to convince the Mousetress to go out and do some heists （I mean， protests）。 Unfortunately， no one seems to be interested to be hanging out with Katie， and she can't figure out what is wrong with everyone。 Filled with humor and lots and lots of cats， Katie figures out how to work together with those around her and maybe becomes a hero in the end。 Great positive graphic novel for pre-teens。Copy provided by NetGalley and publisher。 。。。more
Kaye
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This is Book 2 in the adventures of Katie the Catsitter。 Katie's world includes skateboarding with her friends and trying to be the sidekick to Mousetress， a superhero。 Returning to school Katie's one friend is attending another school and her other friend now has a boyfriend。 It is super confusing as to where she fits in。 And Moustress is getting blamed for bad things so now everyone thinks that she has gone evil when Katie knows it isn't true。 But how can she get her to stand up for herself。 T This is Book 2 in the adventures of Katie the Catsitter。 Katie's world includes skateboarding with her friends and trying to be the sidekick to Mousetress， a superhero。 Returning to school Katie's one friend is attending another school and her other friend now has a boyfriend。 It is super confusing as to where she fits in。 And Moustress is getting blamed for bad things so now everyone thinks that she has gone evil when Katie knows it isn't true。 But how can she get her to stand up for herself。 The storylines are fun and fit the intended age group。 This graphic novel is beautifully illustrated。 I think it does help to read the first book in the series， but it isn't a must。 The main characters are all female but I like that in my school library， readers will easily cross gender lines when reading graphic novels。 Recommend for 4th grade up through middle school。 Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's for a temporary eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Felicia Harris
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I loved Katie in the first book and I loved this one as well。 The characters are so fun and bright。 I love all of the cats and that we get to meet new ones with each new volume。 The plot of this one also delt with some more grown up issues which I also really enjoyed。 This is a series that is perfect for kids and adults。 I recommended the first book to multiple people and they loved it and I know the end one is going to be just as great！
Stephie
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Strained friendships。 A hero having confidence issues。 Cats that do amazing things！ This is a cute installment in the Catsitter series！ Can't wait for more！Thank you Netgalley for an e-arc of this cute graphic novel。 Strained friendships。 A hero having confidence issues。 Cats that do amazing things！ This is a cute installment in the Catsitter series！ Can't wait for more！Thank you Netgalley for an e-arc of this cute graphic novel。 。。。more
Theresa
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I received a free digital ARC from Random House Books for Young Readers via NetGalley。 Katie is back and now she is the sidekick for the Mousetress， but the job is not as fun as she wants it to be – sending e-mails is boring。 The Mousetress is now considered a Villain because someone is up to no good。 Katie wants to help her superhero friend – meanwhile she is navigating the very real and awkward friend situations that come with middle school and your best friends now having a boyfriend。I enjoye I received a free digital ARC from Random House Books for Young Readers via NetGalley。 Katie is back and now she is the sidekick for the Mousetress， but the job is not as fun as she wants it to be – sending e-mails is boring。 The Mousetress is now considered a Villain because someone is up to no good。 Katie wants to help her superhero friend – meanwhile she is navigating the very real and awkward friend situations that come with middle school and your best friends now having a boyfriend。I enjoyed this second volume more than the first。 I liked Katie’s real world problems with friends， yet the superhero elements and all the CATS are well done。 The hype and the fascination with the hero’s getting credit for their “good deeds” was depicted well。 I like that the Mousetress only cares about good deeds， but that she also has anxiety over issues from her past。 Overall， well written and brightly illustrated。 Great for 4-7 grades。 。。。more
Kristin DeGarmo
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Cute， not as good as the first but I still liked it。 Katie still deals with friendship issues which is important and she learns new lessons about being honest and facing fears。 I’m sad the next one doesn’t come out until 2023。 Would definitely recommend。
Mary
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This second installment of Katie the Catsitter was so great！ If you didn't read the first book I think it's beneficial to do that so you understand the background; plus， it's a great book。 We get another look at Katie's personal life with her friends， which are a bit rocky。 Katie is also training to be the Mousetress' sidekick。 There's lots of adventure， sleuthing， and fun。 The art is great as is the story。 A fun superhero adventure！ （Read a digital ARC via Netgalley。） This second installment of Katie the Catsitter was so great！ If you didn't read the first book I think it's beneficial to do that so you understand the background; plus， it's a great book。 We get another look at Katie's personal life with her friends， which are a bit rocky。 Katie is also training to be the Mousetress' sidekick。 There's lots of adventure， sleuthing， and fun。 The art is great as is the story。 A fun superhero adventure！ （Read a digital ARC via Netgalley。） 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。
Gretchen
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