One-Eyed Cat

 

I remember reading this when I was a kid and liking it so I felt like revisiting the book. One-Eyed Cat is about a boy who lies about borrowing a gun and possibly accidentally shoots a cat. The cat hangs around an old man called Mr. Scully so the boy befriends him. The book mostly is about the boy's guilt over the possible kill and the adults that surround him in his life for example the stern housekeeper.  This is more like a character study than a children's book.  I recommend this because the character's real and sometimes in children's books I feel like writers condescend the adolescent experience. This one doesn't thankfully. Paula Fox also wrote a few books for adults which I'm curious about.