Alfie Far From Home

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Alfie Far From Home
Rachel Wells

Alfie the Doorstep Cat - star of the smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller - is back in brand new ALFIE story for a younger readership.Alfie is everyone’s favourite cat. A big ball of grey fur who changes the lives of every family he meets. Alfie is firm friends with the Clover family – especially eight-year-old Stanley Clover and his sister Viola. But he’s still a bit upset when he accidentally falls asleep in the back of the Clovers’ van and unexpectedly finds himself far from home on their family holiday. But when he notices that Viola isn’t getting into the holiday spirit he realises she might just need his help…

Copyright (#ulink_6df9def4-5b2d-544e-b74e-2847ed7499a3)

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2016 HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd,

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Text © Rachel Wells 2016

Illustrations © Katie May Green 2016

Cover design © HarperCollins Publishers 2016

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Source ISBN: 9780008172053

Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780008172060

Version: 2016-04-27

Dedication (#ulink_fe206104-e6cd-521f-a9b6-8f8b7177659a)

To my gorgeous Godson, Eric

Contents

Cover (#u2c492964-e835-56aa-8717-5313a802a728)

Title Page (#u85934892-9651-5cbd-b359-752634b09b9a)

Copyright (#uae20cfc7-8af2-5942-b9bc-61fd451d886f)

Dedication (#u7b31a869-ece0-5c8a-bc9a-7c7ffda0ac7d)

Chapter 1 (#u7087f5fe-d3a0-5abf-9587-a0586599fa20)

Chapter 2 (#uc204b506-d57b-5d10-8b17-240f6af1018c)

Chapter 3 (#u5d7dcfa2-6535-545e-8583-fa37cc71baf3)

Chapter 4 (#u8aa2386e-1e77-50fe-b126-840c4b370153)

Chapter 5 (#u7f6e5af6-ad50-5f8a-bdfd-ef2db32e76ad)

Chapter 6 (#u7febcdb7-aed5-5abd-a43c-f48b2ea346bc)

Chapter 7 (#u1e3c2a7a-621e-550a-acc1-94b01caa66f9)

Chapter 8 (#u3a4f4938-5614-5c6a-a04f-b8711e85cf93)

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About the Author

Also by Rachel Wells (#u016ea783-af64-5fcb-9e48-8ea203ea5cfb)

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My name is Alfie and I am a cat, or more accurately I am a doorstep cat. This means I have one main family who I live with in Edgar Road, but I also visit other homes. I am a bit like a part-time pet in each one. I get fed (yummy), I get stroked and fussed over and I also get to play with lots of children. I really like children. I have many friends, both human and cat, but my latest are the Clover family. They recently moved into the next street to me and I have been spending a bit of time with them.

You see, I also get involved in the lives of my humans, who often need my help. And this cat is very good at helping people. It’s what I do – what any good doorstep cat should do.