Three Wise Cats: A Christmas Story

Authors: Konstantelos, Harold & Jenkins-Brady, Terri
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: FIC042000
ISBN: 9781101149089, Related ISBNs: 0425230368, 0425263894, 1101149086, 9780425230367, 9780425263891
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 208,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: The old Siamese Ptolemy was alongside his master when a star of unusual brightness was seen in the heavens, indicating an event of momentous significance, and leading to a great quest. Ptolemy must watch over his frail master, so he sends three young cats to journey in his place and to fulfill the prophecy: The three finding the one.

*Abishag, a sturdy reliable cat who has never shirked her duty.
*Kezia, a beautiful young tabby, delicate and a bit vain, but of good heart.
*And Ira, younger and bolder than the others, with a temper.

Accompanying them is a fourth traveler—the rat Asmodeus, who can hear of no glorious thing without wanting to spoil it. Together, the unlikely band will cover many miles and have many dangerous adventures. And finally they will arrive in a far land, where the star bends close to the earth over a humble stable…  
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