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In Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate, Jackson, a fact-loving boy from a financially unstable family, grapples with the return of his childhood imaginary friend, Crenshaw, a human-sized cat. As his family's struggles deepen, Jackson learns to balance reality with imagination, confronts the importance of honesty, and finds comfort in the presence of Crenshaw while aiming to understand life's uncertainties. Themes of poverty and homelessness are present.