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Willems, Mo.
THE STORY OF DIVA AND FLEA
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2015
IL K-3, RL 4.3
ISBN 1484722841

(2 booktalks)
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 Booktalk #1

Cats and dogs are sworn enemies, right? Think again! The Story of Diva and Flea is sure to make you change your mind. Set in Paris, France, this is a story of friendship and adventure between Diva, a small dog and Flea, a big, stray cat. Diva is busy guarding her apartment house when Flea, wanders by. After many days, they strike up a conversation, and friendship develops. Diva introduces Flea to her life in the apartment, while Flea introduces Diva to the adventurous life of a flaneur. What is a flaneur? Why, it is someone who wanders the city to see what they can discover. Read The Story of Diva and Flea and discover a great story about friendship. (Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Program, 2017)

Booktalk #2

Flea is a street cat; Diva is a lap dog. When their worlds collide in a courtyard in Paris their lives are changed forever.
(Connecticut Nutmeg Award https://www.nutmegaward.org/)

SUBJECTS:     Cats -- Fiction.
                        Dogs -- Fiction.
                        France -- Fiction.
                        Friendship -- Fiction.
                        Paris (France) -- Fiction.

 
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