Hunter is part of a feral cat colony living in a nameless city in a junkyard. Written in a third-person, or cat, narrative the story is told from Hunter’s point of view depicting the plight of homeless cats. He has sired a litter with Mittens, an abandoned house cat that has been declawed, and he acts uncharacteristically for a cat in that he is involved with their upbringing. Hunter does not understand human language, nor does he trust them because they have harmed the colony in the past. When a human boy and his mother show up with food, he is understandably wary. Mittens tries to convince him that some humans can be trusted and when he is badly injured he has no choice but to trust when they trap him. Cat or animal lovers will enjoy the anthropomorphism of the cats and an old raccoon, the group dynamics, and the description of the grim existence of alley cats. The collaboration between Walters and students in the Toronto School District explains some of the unevenness in the story but students may enjoy that backstory. ( )