Foster Cats

Eleven-year-old Bee dreams of having a cat, but her dad is terrified of them, her twin brother is busy with wacky inventions, and her mom is halfway around the world studying Komodo dragons. Everything changes when Bee discovers her magical talent for taming cats with a simple, slow blink. Her gift brings her to the Cat Adoration Club, where she gets the job of fostering The Yowler, a ferocious kitten with a big attitude.

What happens inside a shelter after the doors close for the night? Shelter Words is a collection of ten powerful short stories about dogs, cats, rescue workers, foster families, and the quiet moments that change lives. Each story begins with a single word. Leash. Foster. Shelter. Muzzle. Microchip. Kennel. Euthanasia. Rescue. Stray. Whiskers. Behind each word is a life. A decision. A second chance. These stories take you inside the world of animal care where hope and heartbreak often share the same room. You will meet frightened strays carrying pieces of their past, kennel workers who ...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Alienist tells the extraordinary story of Masha, a half-wild rescue cat who fought off a bear, tackled Caleb like a linebacker—and bonded with him as tightly as any cat and human possibly can. “The most brilliant feline portrait in literary...

Create a calmer environment for your pets with CALM PETS COLLECTION, a carefully curated set of relaxing music for dogs and cats designed for everyday soothing—at home, during rest, and in stressful moments. This collection is vet-developed and shaped by principles used in successful pet-calming music programs: gentle, simplified arrangements, predictable rhythm, and non-intrusive sound design that supports relaxation without overstimulation.

Her magic works perfectly. On everything except what she needs. Adelaide Wrent came to Vermont to catalog her great-aunt’s antique shop, arrange a sale, and get back to her life in Boston by Friday.That was six weeks ago.The inventory, it turns out, has opinions. A gramophone named Gerald performs opera when he approves of a customer. A taxidermy fox called the Professor conducts philosophical seminars. A cast-iron andiron repositions itself with the air of a suspect asserting architectural innocence. And when Addie wakes up one morning to find a dead estate dealer in her back room, the ...

From NAACP Image Award–nominated author Elise Bryant comes a tender, funny novel following a type-A teen whose meticulously coordinated life unravels when she develops a chronic illness. Jubilee Foster is busy. Between caring for her two younger siblings while her single dad is working...

Brady Vaughn is sweet, sexy, and totally into me… Too bad I don’t have time for distractions, especially the relentless football player kind. If I want to graduate next semester, I need to focus on student teaching, not on my love life. But Brady’s incredibly hard to resist. Not only is he the most gorgeous guy I’ve ever laid eyes on, he has the personality to match. He’s sweet. Attentive. Real. When he crashes my pole dancing class, swearing he’ll return every week until I give him a shot, I’m certain he’ll be the first to crack. But with each passing week, he’s melting my defenses.

Ariko loves to draw cats! She draws them everywhere—at school, at home, and even at the temple! After being sent away to learn "proper" art, she runs into trouble. Can she figure out a way to use her love of drawing cats to help herself?

I'm Tracy Belden and my crazy client just killed her husband. She told me so when she called me at oh-dark-thirty. Now his body is in the morgue, my client is the number one suspect, and I’m the main witness. With the police ready to make an arrest, she changes her story and hires me to find the real killer. Can I solve the case before my client is arrested for murder? But if she’s the killer, how can I finish my crossword puzzle with a clear conscience? If you like fast-paced, humorous cozies, dive into the Crossword Puzzle Cozy Mysteries! Available in e-book, paperback, and on Kindle ...

Ghost Cat finds small-town lady lawyer Alice MacDonald Greer grappling with an unscrupulous developer muscling into real estate in Coffee Creek, Texas, abusing undocumented workers and menacing his neighbors. Ignoring threats, Alice challenges him in court. After one of her clients is shot dead at a cowboy action shooting competition and another is nearly suffocated in a wine vat, Alice realizes she's got a target on her back.

Emi Sato has always felt like a feral, stray cat that no one has wanted. She slips through the cracks but then, she lives in a cracked and broken world under the rules of a broken Department of Child and Family Services. Whether she is Deaf or not, she feels ignored, betrayed, unwanted, and definitely misunderstood. She has been left to believe that nothing matters anymore in her life. No one cares about her so why should she care about anyone or anything? Along comes Kira Pagano and Jess Carbonneau, two girls of East River High School's gymnastics team with a plan to help this feral cat ...

A passionate naturalist explores what it’s really like to be an animal―by living like them How can we ever be sure that we really know the other? To test the limits of our ability to inhabit lives that are not our own, Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the non-humans, the...

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Pale King, David Foster Wallace's final and most ambitious undertaking - an audacious and hilarious look into the abyss of ordinary life. Read by the actor Robert Petkoff. The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Centre in Peoria, IL...

He’s got one rule. She’s the exception. After years working in Europe’s top kitchens, Chef Daniel Guerra is back in Rio de Janeiro with one goal: to make his dream restaurant a success. Focused, grumpy, infuriatingly hot, and a notorious womanizer, he lives by a single rule: never sleep with anyone you work with. Too bad nobody warned Rafaela Badeni. Unemployed for six months, broke but still blazing with sass, she takes a job as a hostess at his newly opened Trotta Bistrô in Ipanema. She’s bold, loud, way too tempting—and absolutely off-limits. But sparks fly from day one. ...

In one vast and sparkling city, everyone can fly. Almost everyone. A few, nicknamed leadfeet, are sentenced by a trick of nature or fate to forever spend their lives closer to the ground. But one night, a girl named Gurl - a leadfoot, an orphan, a nobody - discovers that she can do something much better than fly. She can become invisible. This amazing power will help her uncover the secret mysteries of the city. But even with her newfound talent, Gurl can't seem to hide from a giant rat man with a taste for cats.

'Hard-hitting, heartbreaking and hopeful, We Are Young is a must read.' SARAH CROSSAN An unforgettable story from the queen of emotional suspense, for fans of Jodi Picoult, Megan Abbott and Courtney Summers. It starts with a wedding. And a car crash. On the same night Evan's mother marries local...

Real, compulsive and intense: Cat Clarke is the queen of emotional suspense. For fans of E Lockhart, Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn. They didn't mean to kill her...now the guilt will tear them apart Alice King isn't expecting the holiday of her dreams when she sets off on a trip to the...

Eleven-year-old Pinkie Starlight is having a not-great summer. Her best friend is off at camp to make pine-cone necklaces or maybe new friends. Pinkie's Great Gran says friends are easier lost than found, but she doesn't always remember her own friends, how to use the remote or that Pinkie isn't...

Èske w ap chèche yon fason pou apwoche sijè adopsyon an ak pitit ou? Men, yon fason ki inik. Yon ti fi yo te adopte te deside pou li vwayaje pou premye fwa an Ayiti pou l al rankontre ak fanmi matènèl li yo. Paran adoptif li yo te akonpanye l, men li te pè anpil.Poukisa paran matènèl li yo pa t kenbe l? Èske li te genyen kèk pwoblèm?Èske se paske li te tèlman diferan ki koz yo pa t kite l rete ak yo an Ayiti?

What does it take to transform abandonment into belonging? In a forgotten alley, a tiny kitten named Luna awakens alone, her world shattered. But this stirring tale of resilience reveals how the most broken hearts can become the strongest. Through encounters with a wise old owl, a street-smart cat, and a gentle golden retriever, Luna discovers that family isn't just about who leaves you—it's about who finds you.