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When Miri receives a silver cat charm from her omama on the night before she dies, she has no idea that the charm holds a secret, a powerful magic that saved her omama's life and is about to make Miri's a whole lot more interesting.

When Miri receives a silver cat charm from her omama, Celia, on the night before Celia dies, she has no idea that the charm holds a secret--a powerful magic that saved her omama’s life from the Nazis and is about to make Miri’s a whole lot more interesting.

Meet a cat called Cecilia, a disgruntled android named Doris, and a weasel called Popgoes and discover that with enough tea and dark chocolate you can achieve anything.

Delve into the world of all things feline in this anthology of tales of whimsy, courage, and wonder.

"Maybe I am," said Alistair, "But there are monsters worse than me in this world. You are lucky, Joshua; lucky you have me to protect you. I was not so fortunate." Alistair took a long breath in and exhaled slowly, "neither was my mother...."

It is the P.A.W.S. Institute of the Midwest’s turn to host Rhyfedd, an ancient puzzle hunt that brings students from all the around the globe to compete in a battle of wits.. But once the hunt has started, it is clear that someone is meddling, but who? And what is the connection between the strange puzzles and the charm worn by Doris, the animagus dormouse from New York? And how does the mysterious Cazique fit into this? It is all rather puzzling!

The werecat flexed his claws, as he waited in the shadows. Griddlebone wished he could rescue them all, but his orders were clear. He could only take one.... A short story from the world of P.A.W.S.

Six weeks after my father passed away I discovered a lump in my breast. I was terrified as I embarked on the road of cancer treatment, but it's amazing what you can get used to. At the time I shared little with others beyond my close family, but today I'm ready to share my story to help other women have strength to go through treatment. You are much stronger than you think you are. All money raised by the author from this audiobook will go towards materials for creating Knitted Knockers, special handmade breast prosthesis for women who have undergone mastectomies or other procedures.

Adana is a small, brown earth dragon. She longs to play with the other dragons, but none of them will accept her as a friend. One day a giant wanders into the land of the dragons and scares all the other dragons. Can Adana save the day and prove that even a small brown earth dragon can do big things?

The silver of Miri's cat charm passed on through the generations. The silver of Jessamyn's scepter, the source of her illusions. The silver of Quentin's scrying bowl, forged by Merlin. All intertwine in Argentum. With Alistair gone a measure of peace returns to P.A.W.S., but Miri is tormented by nightmares. The silver charm that had recently hung around Alistair's neck is now in Miri's possession and seems to have taken on a life of its own. And then it mysteriously disappears.

Rifka is lost, far away from home, kidnapped by an insidious werewolf. Yet does she truly want to go home? Meet an empathic goat, a family of otters, a girl who loves to draw fairies, and a dragon in this new installment of the P.A.W.S. saga.

Join Miri as she continues her journey through Umbrae and Londinium with the help of werecats, wild warlocks, an old dog, a duck, and a whole lot of pea soup.

Miri's world at P.A.W.S. in St. Louis is falling apart. First, Danny is accused of stealing her opapa's charm. But before he can defend himself, he mysteriously disappears. Miri seeks Josh for help and advice, but he too has gone missing. Then, Lilith has a vision: Miri dragged away by wolves. Miri needs answers. Answers that she feels sure are hidden in the blank pages of the book of Argentum. With Lilith's help, she travels to the ancient city of Safed.

Wanda Wizzlewoop is playing hide-and-seek with her cat, Whiskey, when she breaks her wand. How will she cast her spells now? She tries to fix it with Whiskey’s magic tape, but the wand is still wonky and the spells come out all higgledy-piggledy. What can Wanda do? A story of silliness and friendship from the author and illustrator of Adana the Earth Dragon and Esmeralda Grunch and the Red Tulip.

In 1952, London experienced the Great Smog. Around 4,000 people died and 100,000 became sick. It was this event that led Parliament to pass the Clean Air Act of 1956, which paved the way to cleaner air and was an important milestone in the protection of the environment. But what if the act was never passed? What if a young and unscrupulous politician and businessman had blocked its passing? Meet George Weeks.

“But birds need to fly! You cannot keep them imprisoned.” “Do they indeed?” said the man. “We shall see about that.” A short tale from the world of P.A.W.S.

Cecilia's on a mission to find a new human, but will she find the right one? She's heard they're very difficult to train. From the author of P.A.W.S. and Esmeralda Grunch and the Red Tulip.

There's always time for another cup. Twenty Eight haiku, a cat named Miri, a ghost named Roger, a vampire named Vlad, and about a gallon of tea populate the pages of this second collection of poignancy and silliness from the author of P.A.W.S.

From high up on the mountain of Manus Wu, Ramora felt she could reach out and touch the clouds. She sat and waited. The fairy had said she would come. She felt in her pockets for the vial of potion and the silver coin. Freedom - she would buy her freedom from the fairy. It was the only way.

Jenny has been painting fairies her whole life, but now a new fairy has emerged, one with wings of pure silver. She wishes she could share this new fairy with Jamie, but Jamie has disappeared, making Jenny worried.