Alice the Cat

Name: Alice the Cat
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Tim Cummings
ISBN: 9798350858686

Author: Tim Cummings

Narrator: Tina Wolstencroft

Unabridged: 5 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/25/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Animal Stories

Synopsis

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 Tim Cummings

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tanya on February 09, 2023

Alice the Cat is an extraordinary and unique story about a very common affliction - grief. On its surface it reads as a spin on a ghost story that happens to be centered on a cat. However, like grief, there is both nuance and layers to what becomes a far more complex tale of a child grieving the los......more

Goodreads review by Kris on May 24, 2023

“Alice the Cat" by Tim Cummings is an intriguing novel that weaves together a tapestry of supernatural elements, emotional turmoil, and young love. The protagonist, Tess, possesses a unique ability to communicate with spirits, opening up a fascinating realm of paranormal encounters. The author skillf......more

Goodreads review by Ari on June 13, 2023

Alice the Cat is the type of YA we simply don't find anymore. Its deeply-felt prose hits the emotional jugular while the contemporary reference points are hip enough to engage the most plugged-in adult readers. (FKA Twigs, anyone?) Magic, trauma, life, and the hereafter—this book traverses temporal......more

Goodreads review by M.J. on November 26, 2023

I was sorry to see this one end. Hoping for a sequel.......more