Jessica Porter is a lonely, mischievous girl who lives with her mother. Her mother is divorced from her dad and rarely has time or energy to communicate or have fun with Jessica. One day, Jessica finds a blind cat and she claims that the cat has power over her and makes her do bad things to her family and friends. In the end, the book isn't clear on whether the cat actually had powers over Jessica of if she was making excuses for doing those terrible things that brought her so much attention. Since the story doesn't have a definite ending and it's left up to the reader's imagination, I would ask the students to write in their journals about their perspective of the story. They would have to say whether they think the cat had powers or if Jessica was making excuses. They must explain why and have supporting evidence from the story.
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