When Kittens Go Viral

by Darcy Pattison

  “And you’re Quincy.”

  Quincy stepped forward and held out a paw to shake. But DaddyAlbert pulled him into a bear hug.

  “You’re the bravest cat I’ve ever seen,” DaddyAlbert said. “I’d never eat a spider like that.”

  Quincy puffed out his chest and grinned up at DaddyAlbert.

  MamaGrace was watching, her eye glittering, as if tears would fall at any moment.

  I worried. Did DaddyAlbert watch any of my videos?

  Finally he turned to me. “Angel. The white beauty with the odd eyes.”

  I stepped forward, uncertain and shaky.

  His golden eyes fixed me with a steady gaze. “I’ve been watching your videos.”

  I gulped. My heart thumped loudly in my ears. What would he think of my acting?

  “Here’s the thing,” DaddyAlbert said. “You started out good. But with every video, your acting has gotten better and better.”

  Eagerly, I said, “I watched your old videos. I tried to do everything like you.”

  He nodded solemnly. “Yes, I could tell. I’m so proud of you.”

  We stared at each other while my heart swelled. All the work, all the study, all the trying so hard—DaddyAlbert was proud of me. I closed my eyes against the tears. Proud. Of me.

  “Come here, daughter,” DaddyAlbert said.

  Suddenly we were hugging. He smelled like spices and sugar. When I leaned into him, his voice rumbled and echoed around in my chest.

  DaddyAlbert turned and pulled in the whole family. “PittyPat. Quincy. Angel. Grace. Finally.”

  DaddyAlbert was home.

  The Golden Family

  Of course they videotaped the Persian family reunion (making sure to only shoot MamaGrace’s good side). It’s been the top video for three weeks straight. Everyone expects it to set records. We are, after all, the Golden Family.

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  THE END

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  Find more information about the video cats at

  Mimshouse.com/video-cats

  Copyright © 2020 by Darcy Pattison

  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

  Mims House

  1309 Broadway

  Little Rock, AR 72202

  mimshouse.com

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  Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Names: Pattison, Darcy, author. | Standard, Nicole, illustrator.Title: When kittens go viral / by Darcy Pattison ; illustrations by Nicole Standard.

  Description: Little Rock, AR: Mims House, 2020.

  Summary: Majestic Kennels, home to the famous cats of KittyTube, welcomes a new star, Angel Persian.

  Identifiers: LCCN 2019917048 | ISBN 978-1-62944-142-9 (Hardcover) | 978-1-62944-143-6 (pbk.) | 978-1-62944-144-3 (ebook) | 978-1-62944-145-0 (audiobook)

  Subjects: LCSH Cats--Juvenile fiction. | Internet videos--Juvenile fiction. | Online social networks--Juvenile fiction. | Family--Juvenile fiction. | BISAC JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Film | JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books

  Classification: LCC PZ7.P27816 Wh 2020 | DDC [Fic]--dc23

  For Haileigh, Bruce, Zeke, Gabe, Ash & Neona—

  I am so proud of each of you!

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