Haven
A Small Cat’s Big Adventure
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
When her cherished Ma Millie falls ill, a timid housecat ventures into the wild to seek help in this adventure about love, loss, and finding the truest version of ourselves. A warm, cozy lap. The toasty smell of baking bread. Tasty food served in a bright-blue bowl. These make Haven’s life as an indoor pet heaven. All thanks to her beloved human and rescuer, Ma Millie. But when Ma Millie becomes too sick to care for her, the cat’s cozy life is turned upside down, and Haven decides she must seek out another human for help. Anything for Ma Millie! Her vow pulls her out of her safe nest into the shadowy forest and down unfamiliar and dangerous roads. When her first plan fails, Haven meets a wilderness-savvy fox who volunteers as an ally, and their perilous journey together brings some victories. But Haven finds herself pitted against creatures far wilder than she ever could be, testing her strength and spirit to their limits. Will her loyalty to Ma Millie—and her newfound confidence in herself—be enough to help Haven see the quest through to its conclusion? Can she stand up against the fierce predator that is tracking her every move?
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An indoor cat with an urgent mission and an adventure-loving wild fox team up in this full-hearted, earnestly voiced quest. Finding the home of elderly Ma Millie as a kitten was "Haven's rescue from loneliness, fear, and the cold, unfriendly forest," and the key to her comfortable, "strictly indoor" life. When Ma Millie becomes deathly ill and a strong wind knocks out the phone line, however, Haven realizes that though she's small and the forest is large and unknown, it is up to her to find help. A third-person narrative alternates between Haven, a solitary nameless fox who agrees to be her woodland guide, and the hungry bobcat hot on their tails. On the days-long journey to find Ma Millie's trusted neighbor and outrun the bobcat, the fox shows Haven how to hunt and be "quick and decisive," and Haven—whose confidence grows as her world widens—teaches the fox that life can be about warmth, camaraderie, and learning to not merely survive but thrive. Wagner Lloyd (Allergic) writes a simply plotted, character-driven, nature-grounded adventure for fans of Pax and the Warriors series. Human characters are racially ambiguous. Ages 8–12.
