Kitten Friends

"...Pattison's characters delight..." Kirkus Review of Book 1 Quincy Persian wants two things: a great roommate and a chance to become a food-cat on KittyTube. But Joaquin Maine coon, the largest kitten, has taken over their dorm room. Quincy is forced to take the top bunk and hides in fear of this bully.Taping new food cat videos should be his refuge. Instead, Quincy must work with kittens like Mirko Bengal, who bungles every scene. Lonely, Quincy turns to Ismo Bobtail, an international kitten from Japan who is studying the KittyTube operation and hopes to help start something similar in Japan. Life in the Kitten Dorm is hard! In this exciting return to the KittyTube world, Angel's brother, Quincy takes center stage. Somehow Quincy must keep his relationships straight and still manage to make the cut when the kitten actors are cut to only twenty kittens who will move on to the next phase. Follow Quincy's path toward stardom. Children's book author and indie publisher Darcy Pattison writes award-winning fiction and non-fiction books for children. Her works have received starred PW, Kirkus, and BCCB reviews. Awards include the Irma Black Honor award, five NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, two Eureka! Nonfiction Honor book, two Junior Library Guild selections, two NCTE Notable Children's Book in Language Arts, a 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Books, and an Arkansiana Award. She's the 2007 recipient of the Arkansas Governor's Arts Award for Individual Artist for her work in children's literature.