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Incredible Tales about Exceptional Cats

AUTHOR: Roxanne Willems Snopek
FORMAT: 5.5 x 8.5 pb / 128 pages
ISBN-10: 1-55439-110-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-55439-110-3

For thousands of years, cats have been casting enchanting spells over their human companions. Those who share their lives with friendly felines know that the bond between cat and human is unbreakable. From sneaky strays that warm their way into our hearts to pampered purebreds that rule the home, cats are an inextricable part of many people¹s lives. Join animal expert Roxanne Willems Snopek in her newest collection of inspiring cat tales.

Prologue

It was the spring of 1977 and my greatest wish was about to come true. Cinders, my very own cat, was going to have kittens! Each day I feverishly rushed through my schoolwork, eager for the dismissal bell to ring and the bus to deposit me back at home. I raced along the driveway, dropped my bags and jacket, and went to check on her. In all my fourteen years, nothing was as thrilling as the anticipation of "cat grandmotherhood." I thought I might burst with excitement before the event actually took place.

Throughout my childhood, I had always loved cats, and wished for one with all my heart. Now, not only did I have my own cat, but she was going to become a mother! It just didn¹t get any better than that.

When the day finally arrived, I tiptoed over to the carefully prepared box in the corner of my bedroom, my heart in my throat. To my surprise, the box was empty. I scanned the room. Nothing. I looked into the closets, under the beds, beneath the stairs. But the mother-to-be was nowhere to be found.

As on most farmyards in the area, half-wild cats skulked on the periphery of human activity, ever wary of coming too near the domestic inhabitants. They were twitchy, ill-fed things, riddled with disease and parasites, here one day and gone the next. Cinders, however, was different. She was cared for and loved. Her kittens would be different, too, I vowed. After all, they were *mine*.

Tears of panic filled my eyes as I intensified my search. I'd kept Cinders confined to the house for the past few days and instructed my family not to let her out, for fear of predators who would have loved to come upon a nest of new kittens. But my precautions had been in vain. I scanned the outbuildings and barns, the corrals and haystacks, the wide-open fields beyond, knowing the hiding places outside were infinite.

I might never find her.

About the Author

Roxanne Willems Snopek lives and writes in Abbotsford, British Columbia, surrounded by her family and a variety of dogs, cats, birds, and fish. The human-animal bond is a recurring topic in her writing, which includes fiction and non-fiction.

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