Greeley, Adam

It Takes an Alley to Raise a Cat is Sharon Hammond Nordstrom's second book for young people. Inspired by true events and characters, Nordstrom has written a delightful easy chapter book for children about the life and antics of Annie, an adopted pound cat and her sidekick, Max. The setting is Mariposa Alley, a small enclave in the city of Stockton in Northern California.