The Thirteenth Cat
By (Author) Mary Downing Hahn
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
6th March 2023
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Cats including big cats
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers
FIC
Paperback
240
Width 130mm, Height 190mm, Spine 15mm
160g
From master of middle grade horror Mary Downing Hahn, a new thriller about bravery, unexpected friendship, and sinister cats that will captivate readers with its chilling mix of mystery and magic.
Zoey loves spending the summer with her Aunt Alice, and her aunt's new house is the perfect place to cozy up with a good book. But she's unnerved by the overgrown forest next door, which is creepy even in the daytime and full of eerie sounds at night.
Worse, there are rumors in town of a dark force in those woods. And Zoey can't deny that the wild black cats who live there seem to be watching her.
When she encounters a mean old woman who claims to be their owner, Zoey realizes there's more to the cats than meets the eye. But little does she know that the closer she comes to discovering their secret, the more danger she's in . . .
"Horror maven Hahn conjures up another heart-pumping read for the younger set that strikes the right balance between thrills and chills."--Booklist --
Mary Downing Hahn's novels include the beloved ghost stories Wait Till Helen Comes and All the Lovely Bad Ones. She lives in Columbia, Maryland.