The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale

A merging of historical fiction and animal fiction. Skilley the cat finds his way off the mean streets of London to become a "mouser" in a cheese shop. He manages to cast the perception to the owner that he is capturing mice regularly, but he is befriending them instead. Life runs smooth in his world until the creature in the attic reveals himself, a rival cat moves in on Skilley's territory, and the fate of London could possibly rest on his shoulders.

I actually read this book while reading A Tale of Two Cities with my sophomore son. Funny coincidence. I liked this book way more that the Dickens tale, just saying. Glad I'm out of high school!