It is a boy, Mario, who rescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station and brings him to live in the safety of his parents' newsstand. The trio have many adventures-from taking in the sights and sounds of Broadway to escaping a smoky fire.Ĭhester makes a third friend, too. And he could not have found two better guides-and friends-than Tucker and Harry. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City-the Times Square subway station.Ĭhester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. An updated version of the timeless children's classic featuring a business-savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new foreword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee.
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