The Cat's Maw

A BOY. A CAT. A NIGHTMARE LOOSED IN TWO WORLDS.From award-winning storyteller Brooke Burgess comes a haunting, touching, and inspired children's fiction debut -- THE CAT'S MAW. This is the first volume in a contemporary fantasy epic for brave young readers, with countless rewards for lovers of page-turning mysteries, fans of fantasy and adventure...and, of course, for feline fanatics of all ages! *SYNOPSIS* In the sleepy town of Appleton, a young loner follows a stray cat onto the road and is struck by a car. A leg is shattered, a summer is ruined, and the troubled life of Billy Brahm goes from bad...to cursed.When the mysterious cat appears at his bedside, Billy is haunted by strange and prophetic dreams -- the creatures in them speak of Watchers, and Shadows, and the Enemy that Awakens. Does this impossible realm hold the key to healing the broken boy? Is the golden-eyed cat there to help him...or to make the nightmares come true? Too frightened to share the truth with his strict adoptive parents, Billy realizes that the only ones he can turn to are the local vet’s daughter, the town's 'crazy cat lady'......and a mystical tiger, beckoning from his dreams.** This first edition of the story includes more than 20 original pen-and-ink ILLUSTRATIONS by Sara Machajewski. And eager readers will be rewarded after their journey with an EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW for Book 2 in the Shadowland Saga, immediately following the Epilogue."Lyrical...cinematic...extraordinary work." -- SEAMUS CASHMAN"delighted...to heartbroken...to terrified...with so much anticipation I couldn't sleep." -- BLOG LOUDLY