Alice the Cat ~ Book Feature
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If you are a fan of Tim Burton then you will love Tim Cummings’ new book Alice the Cat. This was definitely a book that I liked more than expected. Keep reading to find out more about it.
Alice the Cat ~ Book Feature
Tim Cummings takes readers into the fictional town of Weirville in his upcoming middle-grade release Alice the Cat. Tess is on the precipice of her thirteenth birthday, processing the loss of her mother, and attempting to help her father who has become completely detached. Her beloved cat, Alice, has started rushing into the street when cars go by, trying to get run over, pushing Tess to do the only thing she believes may help: run away. This leads her to a local abandoned house where she discovers a ghostly entity that desperately wants a cat to care for in the afterlife, and it has its heart set on Alice. Tess will do whatever it takes to save Alice, help the ghost, and heal her dad, teaming up with unexpected friends, including a boy who has a huge crush on her and a local baseball hero turned pariah. The trio soon realizes that it will take more than magic to survive the summer in one piece.
Based on events from Cummings own life, Alice the Cat is emotional and humorous, emphasizing the importance of community in the face of adversity, allowing yourself to feel grief, and finding the magic in your own life.
About the Book
On the verge of her thirteenth birthday, Tess’s life is falling apart. Her mother is dead. Her father is like a zombie. And now her beloved cat, Alice, has started running into the street when cars go by, trying to get run over. The only thing Tess can think of that might help? Running away. As she ventures from home, Tess stumbles upon a crew of manga-loving goth kids hiding out in the local haunted house performing séances. There, she discovers that the house’s ghostly entity desperately wants a cat to care for in the afterlife, and it has its sights set on Alice. With the help of an unexpected friend and the brilliant, adorkable kid who has a huge crush on her, Tess will do whatever it takes to save Alice the cat, help the ghost, heal her dad, and survive the summer in one piece.
About the Author
Tim Cummings was born and raised in New York and currently lives in Los Angeles. He earned his BFA from NYU/Tisch and his MFA from Antioch University. He teaches at UCLA Extension Writer’s Program. Alice the Cat is his first book. Visit his website to learn more and connect.