A feral tabby cat is finally adopted by a loving familyat 5 Manderley Road, only to realize that her new home might behaunted by the cat who lived in the house before her. Spine-chillingand heartwarming, funny and charming, Licorice is a purrfectretelling of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca for young readers,by award winning author Kara LaReau. A young and frightened kitten is brought into a new household. A boy named Max is trying desperately to get over the lossof his former beloved pet. But ghosts don't always enjoy being forgotten. Sometimes they have to make their presence known. In her cage at the Mount Charles Animal Shelter, Kitty feels saferthan she did in the woods. And then Max appears at the shelter.Max has adopted all sorts of pets over the years and he seemskind. When Max chooses Kitty, she is going to have a home at last.There is a scent lingering in the house on 5 Manderley Road. Thescent rises from every chair leg, every carpet fiber, every throwpillow, even inside the bathtub. Everything smells like Licorice.It is the strongest upstairs in Max's room, almost overpowering.If the smell isn't enough, Duchess, the family's old parrot,won't let Kitty forget that she is a replacement. And soon, Kittyfinds herself trapped in the long shadow of the cat that came beforeher. But is it just a shadow? Or is there something reallythere on the other side of it ... haunting her... Licorice is a fantastically kid-friendly book full of mysteryand suspenseFor fans of Kate DiCamillo, Katherine Applegate and Aaron ReynoldsGorgeous black and white illustrations throughout

A feral tabby cat is finally adopted by a loving familyat 5 Manderley Road, only to realize that her new home might behaunted by the cat who lived in the house before her. Spine-chillingand heartwarming, funny and charming, Licorice is a purrfectretelling of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca for young readers,by award winning author Kara LaReau. A young and frightened kitten is brought into a new household. A boy named Max is trying desperately to get over the lossof his former beloved pet. But ghosts don't always enjoy being forgotten. Sometimes they have to make their presence known. In her cage at the Mount Charles Animal Shelter, Kitty feels saferthan she did in the woods. And then Max appears at the shelter.Max has adopted all sorts of pets over the years and he seemskind. When Max chooses Kitty, she is going to have a home at last.There is a scent lingering in the house on 5 Manderley Road. Thescent rises from every chair leg, every carpet fiber, every throwpillow, even inside the bathtub. Everything smells like Licorice.It is the strongest upstairs in Max's room, almost overpowering.If the smell isn't enough, Duchess, the family's old parrot,won't let Kitty forget that she is a replacement. And soon, Kittyfinds herself trapped in the long shadow of the cat that came beforeher. But is it just a shadow? Or is there something reallythere on the other side of it ... haunting her... Licorice is a fantastically kid-friendly book full of mysteryand suspenseFor fans of Kate DiCamillo, Katherine Applegate and Aaron ReynoldsGorgeous black and white illustrations throughout

A feral tabby cat is finally adopted by a loving familyat 5 Manderley Road, only to realize that her new home might behaunted by the cat who lived in the house before her. Spine-chillingand heartwarming, funny and charming, Licorice is a purrfectretelling of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca for young readers,by award winning author Kara LaReau. A young and frightened kitten is brought into a new household. A boy named Max is trying desperately to get over the lossof his former beloved pet. But ghosts don't always enjoy being forgotten. Sometimes they have to make their presence known. In her cage at the Mount Charles Animal Shelter, Kitty feels saferthan she did in the woods. And then Max appears at the shelter.Max has adopted all sorts of pets over the years and he seemskind. When Max chooses Kitty, she is going to have a home at last.There is a scent lingering in the house on 5 Manderley Road. Thescent rises from every chair leg, every carpet fiber, every throwpillow, even inside the bathtub. Everything smells like Licorice.It is the strongest upstairs in Max's room, almost overpowering.If the smell isn't enough, Duchess, the family's old parrot,won't let Kitty forget that she is a replacement. And soon, Kittyfinds herself trapped in the long shadow of the cat that came beforeher. But is it just a shadow? Or is there something reallythere on the other side of it ... haunting her... Licorice is a fantastically kid-friendly book full of mysteryand suspenseFor fans of Kate DiCamillo, Katherine Applegate and Aaron ReynoldsGorgeous black and white illustrations throughout