Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pyewacket (novel)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Liz Read! Talk! 23:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Pyewacket (novel)

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No significant coverage of this book. Fails WP:BK. SL93 (talk) 04:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. SL93 (talk) 04:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete content is minimal and does not provide enough information to meet Wikipedia's standards for a comprehensive encyclopedia entry.--Assirian cat (talk) 07:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The review noters: "Rosemary Weir's Pyewacket (Abelard-Schuman, $3.25. illustrated by Charles Pickard) is about a group of varied cats who live in a run-down street called Pig Lane and who, under the leadership of Pyewacket (himself 2 semi-magic cat), decide to evict the humans who also inhabit the street and are inclined to get in the way of cats. The humans do go, although not precisely in accordance with Pyewacket's plan—which involves an alliance with rats. The story for 6 to 9's is ingenious, well-plotted and pretty funny. The cats talk only to one another."   The page verifies that Kirkus Reviews reviewed Pyewacket in 1967.   The review notes: "For those boys and girls who would like to hear about a coterie of conniving cats, here is one-eyed Pyewacket with his gang, in a most amusing story. Living in Pig Lane, the cats decide to drive out their unworthy owners and so take over the disreputable homes in which they live. When the owners are legally dispossessed, one can understand that the cats are entitled to think their plan is succeeding. What actually happens provides a satisfactory solution and the cats find exactly the spot for a gang of good ratters. The things that make this special are illustrations of Pyewacket by Charles Pickard and a very fine characterization of a very tough cat. (Ages 10-12.)"   The review notes: "For all who enjoy cats and their unpredictable antics, "Pyewacket" by Rosemary Weir (Abelard-Schuman, New York, 13.25) will (although it was written for children from 6 to 9; be a delightful tidbit. The story concerns a colony of cats, led by a redoubtable fighter, Pyewacket, whose owners live in shacks in a slum district in a British city, called Pig Lane. ... At their leader's suggestion, they decide to get rid of their people by making a peace treaty with the rats. ... What happens then shouldn't happen to a cat, even a rebel feline, but the author contrives a most ingenious and satisfying solution."  Less significant coverage: <li> The review notes: "Finally, for younger readers, there's Pyewacket, by Rosemary Weir (Abelard-Schuman, 15s), also about the East End and demolition; the heroes here are cats, who set out to drive the humans from Pig Lane. I take off at once at the behest of almost any fantasy and especially one about cats: but this seemed heavy and calculated, and I just found myself being bumped gloomily along the ground." </li> </ol></li> <li>Article about a sequel:<ol> <li> The review is about a sequel. The review notes: "Pyewacket and Son by Rosemary Weir (Grasshopper, 95p). Feline fantasy about a pack of cats who work as rat-catchers in a cat-food factory. Their leader, the one-eyed, torn-eared Pyewacket, declares war on a gang of alley-cats when his son is accused of stealing fish by the workers, How he traps the villains makes a perfectly delightful tale. Magnificent moggy madness." </li> </ol></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Pyewacket to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 07:06, 25 May 2024 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Comment: What do you think of the new sources? I think that it is enough to show notability. SL93 (talk) 08:44, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Assirian cat can't reply since the cat was taken away by the animal catcher yesterday. Geschichte (talk) 04:19, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 03:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Keep. Good sources. It is still short enough that it could be merged into an article on the author, but such an article does not seem to exist. Geschichte (talk) 03:51, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
 * <p class="xfd_relist" style="margin:0 0 0 -1em;border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 2em;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Withdraw: I will withdraw this, now that I see that the one delete voter was banned indefinitely. SL93 (talk) 15:05, 28 May 2024 (UTC)


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