There was this book...

[TheStu]

My sister and I both read it when we were younger, I was in elementary school, so about 15 or so years ago.

It was a sci-fi book, involving this girl on a space ship. The ship was, to the best of my recollection, a civilian transport of some kind, people going from Point A to Point B. The name Cat's Cradle sticks out in my head as well, I cannot recall if that was the name of the book or the name of the ship (or both). I also recall there being a mystery of some kind involving a cat, and aliens.

I know, this is crazy fuzzy, but I really want to find it again, and get a copy of it for my nieces.

 

[Matthiasa]

You just described about 91238903298432 books. 🙁

 

[TheStu]

It was almost certainly a Scholastic Award winner. I think I bought it at a school book fair and the rule in my parent's house was that the only books we could buy at the book fairs were award winners.

 

[datalink7]

I know this probably isn't it, but it stuck out when you mentioned sci-fi and cat:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_Who_Walks_Through_Walls

 

[TheStu]

Yea, I don't think it was Heinlein, thanks though