Bodega Cat Shadra Strickland she learns that not all

she learns that not all losses are the same

A funny reminder that what you look like doesn't dictate who you are

They always start somewhere

But in 50 years of publication

loneliness

Bodega Cat Shadra Strickland she learns that not allA recipient of the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Award, Bodega Cat is an ode to New York's iconic feline friend, and the communities they call home. Bodega is a Spanish word for "grocery store," but they are so much more than that. Bodegas are often a community cornerstone, a welcoming neighborhood haven, and in New York, an emblem of the city's cultural diversity. And who knows these treasured institutions better than the cats who run