It's Like This Cat Author:Emily Neville My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. This is one reason I got a cat. — Dave Mitchell and his father yell at each other a lot, and whenever the fighting starts, Dave's mother gets an asthma attack. Then Dave meets Tom, a strange boy who helps him rescue Cat. It isn't long before Cat introduces Dave to M... more »ary. Slowly Dave comes to see the complexities in people's lives and to understand himself and his family a little better.« less