The Boy Who Turned Into A Cat

About the Book

The Boy Who Turned into a cat is a funny. lighthearted, yet touching story of 12 year-old Charles (Chuggy) Thomas. Chuggy has a disagreement with his parents and unhappy over having to do his chores, he goes to sleep one night wishing he could live a carefree live, much like that of his cat, Peeps. The next day, Chuggy wakes up to discover his wish has come true - he is a cat!

From that point on the tale becomes funny, frantic and furry. Chuggy's desperate parents can't figure out where he's gone. Television and newspaper reporters descend on the Thomas house to get the 'scoop.' In the midst of this is a remarkable cat that seems to have communication skills superior to most household pets. And what is it that Susie, Chuggy's five year-old sister knows that no one else knows?

The Boy Who Turned into a Cat is very much a pre-teen version of Be Careful What You Wish For. At first, Chuggy is ecstatic about his new feline life; the freedom, the ability to jump six feet in the air with his powerful back legs and the revelation that he can now 'talk' to Peeps. But soon Chuggy begins to miss the things he used to do as a boy and he now has to figure out how to become a human again. Along the way, he sees how much his family cares for him and how much he is missed.

Cat lovers will smile as they recognize the behaviours of their own kitties in The Boy Who Turned into a Cat. Anyone who loves an old-fashioned family values story will also read this from cover to cover. It's a fast and witty read, full of surprises, laughs and even a little sidebar on what constitutes an important story on news shows these days.

About the Author

Peter Gross has been a broadcaster and writer with the mainstream media in Toronto since the mid-70s. He is well-known in the market for his humorous take on life as presented during his many years with CITY-TV. He is presently the sportscaster with the morning drive show on 680News, Canada’s most listened to news radio station and his fans know what to expect from him - fast-paced sports and statistical analysis mixed with his irreverent wit and hilarious word play. He is a one-time winner of an Edward R Murrow Award for Radio Writing and a two-time Sovereign Award Winner for his horse racing writing. Gross edits Down Th e Stretch, Canada’s most informative and entertaining horse racing newspaper. Most animals with four legs appeal to him, but it’s cats he really loves. Th ese days he has four - Yarts (that’s the one in the picture with him), Scar, Jagger and Chuvalo. He gives them credit for providing research material and promises each one extra Tender Vittles as soon as Th e Boy Who Turned into a Cat becomes a best-seller.