The Year of the Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316575447)

A funny and empowering memoir from a girl with a severe form of cerebral palsy, for fans of Wonder and Out of My Mind.

Includes 30 full color photos and a discussion guide, in print for the first time!

When she was just a tiny baby, something terrible happened to Lexi. It left her with an out-of-control body and without a voice. Now, as a precocious, superhero-obsessed thirteen-year-old, Lexi is counting down the final 24 hours to a risky brain surgery that might help her talk or--dare she dream it?--to walk and use her hands.

As surgery grows closer, Lexi finds an urgent, relentless need to share the story of the year in her life she calls The Year of the Buttered Cat. That year, on the verge of shutting out the rest of the world, Lexi began a gutsy and solitary quest to find her "missing" body... and she learns new ways to reach out to the world to save her friendships and uncover the startling truth about what happened to her as a baby.

In the spirit of Wonder by R.J. Palacio and Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper, here is a riveting story that offers empowering messages of friendship, family, and the art of redefining ourselves.

Author: Lexi Haas, Susan Haas
ISBN-10: 0316575445
ISBN-13: 9780316575447
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2024
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.40w x 1.30d