Title Serendipity and me / by Judith L. Roth.

Sixth-grader Sara, whose mother died three years ago in a car accident, longs for a pet cat. Unfortunately, cats are forbidden in the house and her father won’t even explain why. One day, when a kitten appears on their front doorstep, Sara believes this is her chance to finally have a cat of her own. She has just one week to get her father to break his no cat policy. Can she convince him to keep the cat? Read this book to find out how a kitten named Serendipity changes the lives of Sara and her father forever. Written in verse, this novel is recommended for grades 5 and up. (mm)