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Cages

by Peg Kehret · 1991

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Kit never means to steal the bracelet; it is just a dumb mistake. But when she is caught Kit is sentenced to twenty hours of volunteer work at the humane society. Kit knows how it feels to be stuck in a cage like those animals and soon she begins to learn that the key to her own cage is right in front of her.

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"Readers will relate to [Kit's] anguish and her spirit and courage."

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Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisdogsdogsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Mood
tear jerkertear jerkerMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 160 pages

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