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Spoiled
Will Kimberly the cat discover the difference between being spoiled and being loved?
Book 1: Kimberly the cat had it all—caviar, a mansion, diamonds!—until it was all ripped away. SOLD! And Kimberly? Dumped at a yard sale.
If that wasn’t humbling enough, it was Signey, a freckled twelve-year-old girl, who adopted her. A commoner no less. Now, Kimberly must endure Rhonda the Honda, Stuart the baby, and cheese curls (whatever those are). Kimberly must rescue Fred the goldfish, who is determined to escape his bowl, while avoiding the dreaded visit to the vet.
In this Christian series, Kimberly begs God to let her be spoiled again. Will Kimberly finally bond with Signey and her family, or will she escape with a new wealthy heiress?
Biblical values. Family-friendly stories.
“Through loss, laughter, and love, Spoiled shows the difference between value and worth.” —Melissa Sheperd, author of Savant
Get this funny faith-building adventure now!
Book 1: Kimberly the cat had it all—caviar, a mansion, diamonds!—until it was all ripped away. SOLD! And Kimberly? Dumped at a yard sale.
If that wasn’t humbling enough, it was Signey, a freckled twelve-year-old girl, who adopted her. A commoner no less. Now, Kimberly must endure Rhonda the Honda, Stuart the baby, and cheese curls (whatever those are). Kimberly must rescue Fred the goldfish, who is determined to escape his bowl, while avoiding the dreaded visit to the vet.
In this Christian series, Kimberly begs God to let her be spoiled again. Will Kimberly finally bond with Signey and her family, or will she escape with a new wealthy heiress?
Biblical values. Family-friendly stories.
“Through loss, laughter, and love, Spoiled shows the difference between value and worth.” —Melissa Sheperd, author of Savant
Get this funny faith-building adventure now!
196 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 22, 2021
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Rob Baddorf
94 books17 followersWhen Rob Baddorf is not trying to stow away on a uranium expedition or looking to join a jungle team searching for pirate loot, he's stuck in traffic dreaming up a story where he can do these things.
When he's not writing middle-grade fiction, you can find him either doing graphic design or illustration work. Rob lives in Pennsylvania with his amazing wife and three boisterous children.
When he's not writing middle-grade fiction, you can find him either doing graphic design or illustration work. Rob lives in Pennsylvania with his amazing wife and three boisterous children.
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January 4, 2025
This was recommended as cute Christian fiction for elementary girls, and while it is funny in parts, it also portrays an eating disorder, crushes, and sneaking out of the house. It does not address how dangerous eating disorders are.
The cat’s owner, Signey (who is 11) has a crush on a boy at school. She sneaks out of her house at night to skip a valentine under his door. Kimberly (the cat) wakes Signey’s parents up. When Signey comes home and finds her cat woke her parents, she waits until everyone is asleep again and then angrily shuts her cat outside. Later she feels bad, finds Kimberly, and asks Jesus to forgive her.
Later, Signey (who is eleven!) is in front of a mirror “squeezing her waist while sucking in her cheeks.” She asks the cat if she’s fat, because she overheard that “Jimmy Bolen doesn’t like fat girls.” Signey weighs herself, cringes, and then at dinner hides food in her napkin and doesn’t eat it. She continues not eating until she’s so weak and tired that she just wants to sleep all the time. Kimberly tries to tell her “If you do not eat properly and send good food down into your belly, then the Keebler elves don’t have anything to make cookies with.”
Signey puts pictures of “thin ladies with big lips” on her mirror. Kimberly shreds the pictures and breaks the mirror. Signey sees one ripped up picture with a new head on a new body that doesn’t fit. She laughs, does the same thing to the others, and then starts eating again.
I’m not against children’s books discussing eating disorders, but I wish that 1) the book’s description had mentioned this, and 2) that it had actually addressed eating disorders instead of just describing one and then magically healing it. It describes in detail how and why Signey stops eating and hides it from her parents, but it doesn’t talk at all about how dangerous anorexia is, about why her body is precious and valuable and should be cared for, about how to handle rejection and insults from a crush, etc.
For kids who have never heard of eating disorders, I think this book could do more harm than good—it introduces the idea “If your crush doesn’t like fat girls, stop eating,” but doesn’t give any help about why NOT to do this or how to heal if you are struggling with an eating disorder. Maybe this could be a conversation starter for parents who want to discuss eating disorders with their kids, but you’ll have to do the educating and encouraging that this book doesn’t do.
The cat’s owner, Signey (who is 11) has a crush on a boy at school. She sneaks out of her house at night to skip a valentine under his door. Kimberly (the cat) wakes Signey’s parents up. When Signey comes home and finds her cat woke her parents, she waits until everyone is asleep again and then angrily shuts her cat outside. Later she feels bad, finds Kimberly, and asks Jesus to forgive her.
Later, Signey (who is eleven!) is in front of a mirror “squeezing her waist while sucking in her cheeks.” She asks the cat if she’s fat, because she overheard that “Jimmy Bolen doesn’t like fat girls.” Signey weighs herself, cringes, and then at dinner hides food in her napkin and doesn’t eat it. She continues not eating until she’s so weak and tired that she just wants to sleep all the time. Kimberly tries to tell her “If you do not eat properly and send good food down into your belly, then the Keebler elves don’t have anything to make cookies with.”
Signey puts pictures of “thin ladies with big lips” on her mirror. Kimberly shreds the pictures and breaks the mirror. Signey sees one ripped up picture with a new head on a new body that doesn’t fit. She laughs, does the same thing to the others, and then starts eating again.
I’m not against children’s books discussing eating disorders, but I wish that 1) the book’s description had mentioned this, and 2) that it had actually addressed eating disorders instead of just describing one and then magically healing it. It describes in detail how and why Signey stops eating and hides it from her parents, but it doesn’t talk at all about how dangerous anorexia is, about why her body is precious and valuable and should be cared for, about how to handle rejection and insults from a crush, etc.
For kids who have never heard of eating disorders, I think this book could do more harm than good—it introduces the idea “If your crush doesn’t like fat girls, stop eating,” but doesn’t give any help about why NOT to do this or how to heal if you are struggling with an eating disorder. Maybe this could be a conversation starter for parents who want to discuss eating disorders with their kids, but you’ll have to do the educating and encouraging that this book doesn’t do.
December 28, 2023
4.5 stars
"Imagine eating nothing but a strict regimen of bone-dry nugget-sort-of-thingies for food. Drinking nothing but tap water (without even a lemon twist, mind you)."
Kimberly is a Siamese cat born into luxury. But that luxurious lifestyle is taken from her and she has to adjust to life in a 'normal' family.
Kimberly's sarcastic disdain for everyone and everything is hilarious. She has a comment for it all. Such as when her new young owner decides to secretly try her mother's makeup.
"Listen, it was her face. Maybe it was Arts-and-Crafts-on-your-Face Day, I don't know."
This, and many other of Kimberly's pronouncements, made me giggle. She is adorable, haughty and proud, but ultimately lovable.
Looking forward to reading more of Kimberly's adventures.
"Imagine eating nothing but a strict regimen of bone-dry nugget-sort-of-thingies for food. Drinking nothing but tap water (without even a lemon twist, mind you)."
Kimberly is a Siamese cat born into luxury. But that luxurious lifestyle is taken from her and she has to adjust to life in a 'normal' family.
Kimberly's sarcastic disdain for everyone and everything is hilarious. She has a comment for it all. Such as when her new young owner decides to secretly try her mother's makeup.
"Listen, it was her face. Maybe it was Arts-and-Crafts-on-your-Face Day, I don't know."
This, and many other of Kimberly's pronouncements, made me giggle. She is adorable, haughty and proud, but ultimately lovable.
Looking forward to reading more of Kimberly's adventures.
August 21, 2022
Kimberly the cat is born to riches and slides down to rags when her Madam passes away and everything (including Kimberly) is auctioned off or sold.
For a sassy cat like Kimberly the adjustment is not an easy one but she learns that life seems to be unfair and diamonds are a girl's best friends but who knows there might be something even better around the next corner.
A delightful book for cat lovers and "children" of all ages.
For a sassy cat like Kimberly the adjustment is not an easy one but she learns that life seems to be unfair and diamonds are a girl's best friends but who knows there might be something even better around the next corner.
A delightful book for cat lovers and "children" of all ages.
February 2, 2023
AMAZING
Kimberly was such a good author way to go with having her do the book. Such an amazing book. I read it before I gave it to my granddaughter to read. I’m now on to lavish. Cannot wait to read that book as well.
Kimberly was such a good author way to go with having her do the book. Such an amazing book. I read it before I gave it to my granddaughter to read. I’m now on to lavish. Cannot wait to read that book as well.
September 25, 2023
Read for a friend
I read this to see if a friend’s kid would enjoy it and I absolutely know she will! This the cutest story and although I’m an adult I will definitely be reading the rest of the series!
I read this to see if a friend’s kid would enjoy it and I absolutely know she will! This the cutest story and although I’m an adult I will definitely be reading the rest of the series!
August 16, 2022
Lucky cat
The book is written from Kimberly's point of view. My favorite part is the birthday party. I laughed at all the situations she ended up in and how she hates baths.
The book is written from Kimberly's point of view. My favorite part is the birthday party. I laughed at all the situations she ended up in and how she hates baths.
September 5, 2022
Review to come! =D
July 3, 2023
Proof-reading through these for my children's future library and this one passes the test. Kimberly is such a cat and it is hilarious shenanigans as a result.
September 7, 2023
This book was really cute, I think its funny to read in a cats point of view :)
June 4, 2025
A Heavy Pre-Teen Book with Christian Undertones
***Mentions Death, Unrealistic Eating Disorders In Pre-teens, Medical Trauma & Sneaking Out the House. Also involves a toxic relationship***
Spoiled is a story about the toxic relationship between a pureblood Siamese who finds herself in culture shock after being adopted by a child, not of her means.
Readers are taken on a rollercoaster ride of a story in which Kimberly recounts the torture she must endure to be loved by a wild child who almost dies when they first meet, all the baths she deals with, being voluntarily dunked in rotten yogurt and dealing with a slightly mad goldfish. At the same time, there are the bigger challenges of pre-teens just casually mentioned, such as participation trophies, puppy love, sneaking out, vengeance acts and body image. And so as a result the book is a but everywhere until Kimberly gets a chance to escape back to the type of life she knows.
Although the book is about Signey and Kimberly learning to live with each other there is also not much mention of responsible cat ownership. There was a suggestion about being spayed but the book really didn't confirm or deny that fact while the one vet mention is basically a spa day for the cat.
Each chapter has a basic sketch of an item that pertains to the chapter, but otherwise, the book is not illustrated. Instead, the story is told from Kimberly's viewpoint with intrusive thoughts both good and bad struck throughout decorating the story.
Finally, there are some Christian undertones, but it is from the cat herself. And unfortunately, most of the time, her impromptu prayers are selfish and self-serving with no other suggestions of an actual relationship with God thus not even a decent model for young Christians.
In the end, the book did a great job in portraying the growth needed of the protagonists and having some diversity, but the route to get there was rather long and ouut-there to reach the end goal.
***Mentions Death, Unrealistic Eating Disorders In Pre-teens, Medical Trauma & Sneaking Out the House. Also involves a toxic relationship***
Spoiled is a story about the toxic relationship between a pureblood Siamese who finds herself in culture shock after being adopted by a child, not of her means.
Readers are taken on a rollercoaster ride of a story in which Kimberly recounts the torture she must endure to be loved by a wild child who almost dies when they first meet, all the baths she deals with, being voluntarily dunked in rotten yogurt and dealing with a slightly mad goldfish. At the same time, there are the bigger challenges of pre-teens just casually mentioned, such as participation trophies, puppy love, sneaking out, vengeance acts and body image. And so as a result the book is a but everywhere until Kimberly gets a chance to escape back to the type of life she knows.
Although the book is about Signey and Kimberly learning to live with each other there is also not much mention of responsible cat ownership. There was a suggestion about being spayed but the book really didn't confirm or deny that fact while the one vet mention is basically a spa day for the cat.
Each chapter has a basic sketch of an item that pertains to the chapter, but otherwise, the book is not illustrated. Instead, the story is told from Kimberly's viewpoint with intrusive thoughts both good and bad struck throughout decorating the story.
Finally, there are some Christian undertones, but it is from the cat herself. And unfortunately, most of the time, her impromptu prayers are selfish and self-serving with no other suggestions of an actual relationship with God thus not even a decent model for young Christians.
In the end, the book did a great job in portraying the growth needed of the protagonists and having some diversity, but the route to get there was rather long and ouut-there to reach the end goal.
November 6, 2023
Kimberly is a cat who is very spoiled. The people who owned her were rich and that’s all they cared about. One day Kimberly’s owners life changes. Thus changes Kimberly’s rich life. This cat is selfish and needs to be humbled. As life changes his environment changes. He does not like it at all. All he wants is riches. Some life lessons happen will he’ change his heart or be selfish.
This book was a good book from start to finish. This book teaches lessons. About putting others before your self and manners definitely geared towards junior high and high school age.
This book was a good book from start to finish. This book teaches lessons. About putting others before your self and manners definitely geared towards junior high and high school age.
May 7, 2024
Delightful and thoughtful.
Kimberly is wonderfully depicted as a snobbish cat who learns about loving and being loved despite lacking worldly wealth. Her character arc is well done. Her edited thoughts are amusing. Anyone who knows cats and their personalities will appreciate this charming story. Thanks, Rob.
Kimberly is wonderfully depicted as a snobbish cat who learns about loving and being loved despite lacking worldly wealth. Her character arc is well done. Her edited thoughts are amusing. Anyone who knows cats and their personalities will appreciate this charming story. Thanks, Rob.
December 12, 2024
Pretty awesome
Pretty great.
By Sage F. Dusky, author of the Felis series
The amount of chapters was perfect, and the writing was great. But the storyline was thumbs-down. Kimberly's edits were cute and funny. She was an overall awesome character with a defined personality. I wish she would've gone to a more sophisticated home and kept her rich ways, though.
Pretty great.
By Sage F. Dusky, author of the Felis series
The amount of chapters was perfect, and the writing was great. But the storyline was thumbs-down. Kimberly's edits were cute and funny. She was an overall awesome character with a defined personality. I wish she would've gone to a more sophisticated home and kept her rich ways, though.
December 26, 2024
Amusing viewpoint
I previewed this book for my great niece and I loved it. I think she will too. The cat perspective was cute as well as the deletions Kimberly the cat included. I was surprised at the ending but the real lesson was there.
I previewed this book for my great niece and I loved it. I think she will too. The cat perspective was cute as well as the deletions Kimberly the cat included. I was surprised at the ending but the real lesson was there.
February 2, 2025
Excellent for tween girls
I got this book for my granddaughter who loves cats. It is written in a neat converal style and the message of the book is great for young girls. We plan to read the series.
I got this book for my granddaughter who loves cats. It is written in a neat converal style and the message of the book is great for young girls. We plan to read the series.
October 18, 2023
So cute!
Cute story! Except for Fred the fish. Just didn't like that part for some reason. I could believe the cat thoughts, but not the fish, so funny.
Cute story! Except for Fred the fish. Just didn't like that part for some reason. I could believe the cat thoughts, but not the fish, so funny.
April 9, 2024
Has a lesson to teach in a silly way, which often works with children.
April 13, 2024
I found this book a cute and sweet read. I really liked that it was written in the cats perspective.
October 26, 2024
A wonderful read
I enjoy this book for many reasons but my main part is the traits of the characters and the never ending elegance in Kimberly.
I enjoy this book for many reasons but my main part is the traits of the characters and the never ending elegance in Kimberly.
November 20, 2024
I LOVED IT
I think it was fun happy and I love the cat so much I am Excited to see what happens next
I think it was fun happy and I love the cat so much I am Excited to see what happens next
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