The Underneath

This book lacked just a little in being a four star book. Sometimes the telling got in the way of the story but overall a really good book.

A hound dog worn down by life with a mean owner is befriended by a pregnant cat who has been discarded by her owner and everything changes for them both. This book has a mythical East Texas feel with a rattlesnake mother bent on revenge and an enormous alligator and a scarred man full of hate and the power of love....I liked it a lot. What do kids think?