Catie and Josephine

by Jonathon Scott Fuqua, Steven Parke

Catie Calloway’s family has moved a lot, which is rough on an only child. When Catie finds herself in another new city and another new school, she is glad to meet Josephine, a girl who appears in the big old house that is her family’s new home. With a relationship founded in loneliness, the two girls are immediately drawn to each other and happy to have each finally found a best friend. Catie’s parents, however, are beginning to question their daughter’s odd behavior. To them, it appears she hasn’t a friend in the world, and sending her away to summer camp seems to be the only answer. Unless, of course, Catie can come up with a new friend fast.

72 pages, Hardcover

First published September 22, 2003

About the author

Jonathon Scott Fuqua has written the highly praised and Alex Award-winning novel, The Reappearance of Sam Webber, as well as the critically acclaimed and recently published book, Gone and Back Again.

He is also the author of three much lauded, award-winning young adult novels: King of the Pygmies, DARBY, and The Willoughby Spit Wonder.

For teenagers and adults, he penned a groundbreaking graphic novel, In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe. All of his published books are available nationally and internationally.

Most recently, Fuqua published his children's book, Calvert The Raven in the Battle of Baltimore. The first installment in his Flying Through History Series, the book commemorates the Battle of Baltimore in the war of 1812, which led to the retreat of the British Armada and inspired the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Fuqua has received two Maryland State Arts Council Awards for fiction writing, and is the writer-in-residence at the Carver Center for the Arts. Both his writings and paintings have appeared in newspapers, magazines, books, on book covers, posters, limited edition prints, postcards, and stationery. A teacher of fiction writing, literature, and art, he lives in Baltimore with his wife and daughter.

Reviews

[Eden Bowditch]

Beautiful story about loneliness, friendship, the misery of being the outcast and the pleasure of finding someone else there with you. The unique and magical illustrations are just fab.