Zoe moves her to the garden shed when she gets to be the size of a large dog and still needs to keep her secret both from her family and from reporters who are looking for unusual animals.Zoe wants to find a way to change Pipqueak back into an ordinary size cat and hopes her Aunt Alecia who believes in unusual things will be able to help her. When the kitten grows to become a full size cat in three days and begins to talk, Zoe and Harrison don't know what to do.It doesn't help that there have been sightings of other unusual animals including a green dog and a flying poodle which are bringing unwanted attention to Zoe's neighborhood. Her parents agree to let her keep the kitten if she agrees to be completely responsible for its care. So when her kitten starts to grown unusually fast, Zoe has quite a dilemma. But she never expects what will happen next.Zoe names the tiny kitten Pipsqueak and falls in love with her. She decides to bring the kitten in and hide her in her room - just for the night. When Zoe finds a tiny kitten between the garage and the garbage can, she doesn't quite know what to do.

Her mom says she can't bring anymore home after the 'skunk incident' though. Zoe wishes that things would just stay the same for a while.Zoe has always been the kid who rescues animals in need. And her family is getting ready to start on a big remodeling project. Her mother has taken a new job with the mayor's office. Her brother Alex has graduated from high school and won a scholarship to a school in Paris. She's grown 4 inches and now towers over her best friend Harrison. Lots of things are changing for almost 12-year-old Zoe.

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