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Overview
All summer Sarah senses the presence of her beloved dead cat, Shadow. Cissy the housekeeper tells Sarah that she's been given the ability to see the future, but not the power to change it. Now, on a stormy summer night, Sarah watches in horror as one of her most disturbing dreams unfolds. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. An ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults. HC: Delacorte.During the summer when her older brothers' fighting escalates dangerously, thirteen-year-old Sarah becomes increasingly aware of her ability to sense things that others cannot, including the presence of her beloved dead cat.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly -
Describing a girl who sees the ghost of her cat, Sweeney "offers believably complex characters" and "challenges conventional views of reality," said PW. Ages 12-up. (May)The ALAN Review -
Joyce Sweeney deftly integrates themes of sibling relationships, psychic powers, love-hate, and life-death into this readable and enjoyable novel. Sarah, a bright fourteen-year-old writer, feels the presence of her recently deceased cat, Shadow. Although neither her parents, two brothers, nor best friend Julian believes her, the family's new housekeeper also feels the cat's spirit trying to protect Sarah from something terrible. As the sibling rivalry between Sarah's brothers escalates, so do Sarah's nightmares and visions, culminating in a terrifying incident in which Shadow does protect Sarah. The evolving events intertwine so that even unbelieving readers will be drawn into this suspenseful plot.Book Details
Published
September 1, 1994
Publisher
New York : Delacorte Press, 1994.
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780385320511