{"product_id":"9781514493519","title":"Deacon","description":"This is a true story based on my experiences with my beloved cat, Deacon. He was not an ordinary cat; instead, he was a little person clothed in cat fur that I adored. He was my constant companion during the turbulent years of my preadolescent and adolescent years.  What’s in a name? In the beginning of Creation, God gave Adam, the first man, a job to do: To name each and every animal and bird on earth. Long ago, when I was a child, I read a quotation from one of Mark Twain’s books. He said that Adam called a dog a dog because “he looked like a dog.” As a little girl, I thought that this was very funny.   To my readers, I ask the same question. How would you decide to go about this. I will give you a thought to consider from a cat’s point of view. In the beginning, the animal told about in this story had no name. Some called him a feline; others, a pest. When he met Adam, he was nameless but determined to be given a name worthy of his own kind (Gen. 2:19–20).  With great curiosity, he approached Adam. Sniffing and looking all around to make sure he was safe, he finally seated himself beside this first man. Adam looked him over carefully; he liked his friendly attitude and curiosity that made Adam want to pet him. But, this animal had a mind of his own; he could be temperamental. His name should be cat, a name that has fit him through the ages.  This is how his name came about:  C = curiosity A = attitude T = temperament ________________  CAT  My only exaggeration in this entire tale is when I tell about Deacon crying, tears flowing down his face. To a little emotional girl of eight, she imagined her Deacon did shed a few tears of love, of course!  I am letting Deacon tell his own story: he is the protagonist. This is a wonderful story to read to a young child before bedtime or for a middle school student to read to himself\/herself. Deacon will capture your imagination with his adventures and shenanigans!","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184058941680,"sku":"9781514493519","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781514493519_p0.jpg?v=1763726644","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781514493519","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}