Squeaky

About the Book

Squeaky the cat grows up watching his mother roaming the streets and digging through garbage cans, catching small rodents, and drinking from rain puddles to survive.

Life is not easy for the litter of kittens—or their mother, who gets badly hurt fending off rats that attack and kill one of her kittens.

But she does her best to look after her little ones and brings them a snake when she thinks they are ready to eat. Squeaky, though, is still more interested in drinking milk.

Squeaky’s mom warns him to never go near humans. She’s had interactions with them before, and she believes that it’s best to stay away from them.

When Squeaky makes friends with a little girl named Amanda, his mom is furious. When she hears that humans have even given her kitten a name—Blackie—she refuses to use it.

If you’ve ever adopted or rescued a cat or other pet and wondered what their life was before you came around, then you’ll be delighted to see the world through the eyes of Squeaky.

About the Author

Stephanie R. Aivaz, a mother and grandmother, spent her career in banking and real estate. She’s retired and lives in the foothills of the Catskills, Hudson Valley area of New York state with her two rescued cats, George and Yoda, and her oversized Chihuahua, Odie.