Sweet Valley Kids #5: Jessica's Cat Trick
Jessica and Elizabeth find a lost cat outside one day, but because Steven and Ned have allergies, they hide the cat in their closet. Both twins take turns distracting Alice so they can sneak cans of tuna and glasses of milk upstairs. Since the cat has gray fur, they decide to name her Misty. It doesn't take long before they tell all their friends and their friends tell other people. Caroline shows up one morning and begs to see the cat. The twins aren't too thrilled because they worry she'll tell her parents and get them in trouble. Caroline comes to the rescue though when the cat gets out of their room. She covers up the cat's meow noises, and when Alice thinks she smells tuna in the girls' room, Caroline says she has a tuna sandwich. After giving it some thought, they decide to ask Caroline if she wants to take Misty home. First though, she has to ask her parents because they already have two cats. That same night, the twins notice that Misty ...