Bodega Cats: Pawesome Pals

In the Heights meets Front Desk in this heartwarming and funny illustrated story about an injured boy and his newly-adopted three-legged cat.

Baseball means everything to Gregory. Not just because it feels like he’s flying when he hits a homerun, but also since it reminds him of summers spent playing with his cousin in the Dominican Republic. But when his accident benches him for the season, he’s doomed to sitting around his parents’ bodega all day long.

For street cat Amber, who was born with a missing leg and left on the street as a kitten, life has always been about staying away from danger, keeping her belly full, and finding joy in the little things. But when she spots a human boy whose leg is broken, she remembers what it’s like to need help when you feel lost and alone. How far will these two go to make a friend when they need one most?

Hilda Eunice Burgos is the author of the Bodega Cats series, Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle, The Cot in the Living Room, and Miosotis Flores Never Forgets. Her parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic before she was born, and she grew up in Washington Heights, New York City as one of four sisters. From the time she was an elementary student at P.S. 132, Hilda has always loved reading, writing, and doing arts and crafts--the first scarf she crocheted quickly became unraveled, but she didn’t give up! She and her husband have two grown children and an adorable dog named Bear. They live in the Philadelphia area, where Hilda also works as a lawyer.

Siara Faison is a bookseller turned illustrator from all over California. If she’s not drawing, you can find her binging movies with her husband, sister, and old cat Kitty.