Where Is My Home?

by Joan Romney Groves Narrated by Joe Hernandez

Overview

Walt Whitman said, “Home is where the heart is.” Children may stray, but within them is a desire for the love, care and safety of home. Sometimes bad choices or circumstances hinder their return, but like the prodigal son, they finally realize “there's no place like home.” “Where Is My Home?” is based on a true story about a cat named Sonic who was described as “born to be wild.” When given the opportunity to be free, he realized that he wanted to go home. To get there, he traveled 30 miles as he battled weather, animals, people, hunger, sleep, sickness, traffic, loneliness and fear. When he arrived home nine months later, he entered the garage and snuggled into the quilt where he was born. Though “born to be wild,” he found “there is no place like home.” It could be called the story of the prodigal cat.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940191253596
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	12/14/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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CHAPTER 1

"Danny!" shouted Brooke. "Tally has four baby kittens!"

"Look, their eyes are closed," Danny said.

"Mom said we shouldn't touch the kittens or mother cat will move them," Brooke cautioned.

Every morning, the children checked on the kittens. Soon, the kittens opened their eyes and crawled around the garage. The Jakes family named them: Shadow, Tiger, Timberwolf and Sonic.

Brooke and Danny played, teased, and entertained the kittens. The kittens loved the attention -- all BUT SONIC. Sonic always hissed and ran away.

Danny had scratches from holding him.

"Sonic is mean," he sobbed to his mother.

"I'm sorry," she said comforting him. "He seems to have a wild streak."

When the kittens were two months old, they were ready to leave their mother. Mrs. Jakes said, "Five cats are too many for our family. We must find homes for them." A neighbor, Mrs. Hammond, selected Shadow immediately.

Danny's best friend, Alex, and his family adopted Tiger.

Two kittens were left when Mrs. Newbold brought her children to choose a pet. Sonic growled and refused to be touched. Timberwolf purred.

"We'll take Timberwolf," they agreed.

"That's fine," said Mrs. Jakes, "but we still need a home for Sonic. Do you know anyone who will take him?"

Mrs. Newbold shook her head.

"I'm afraid we won't be able to find a home for him. He is not like the other cats. He is mean to the kids. I think he was born to be wild."

"My mom has a barn near a creek where some wild cats live," said Mrs. Newbold. "Sonic could live there. He would have food, water, shelter and open fields to roam."

"He would probably like that," Mrs. Jakes replied.

The next day Mrs. Newbold struggled to get Sonic into a box. Once she did, she drove him 30 miles to his new home in South Jordan.

Anxious to get out, Sonic scratched a small hole in the box. When the lid was opened, he dashed into the field.

Sonic was excited about his new surroundings. He sniffed the young alfalfa, listened to the babbling creek and felt the warm sun on his back. Butterflies and moths danced overhead.

(Continues…)

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