by Nick Bruel
First published 2016
Kitty feels terrible. She can barely lift her head from her bed, let alone chase around those annoying puppies like usual. Her family knows what this means. Vet time. Kitty fights with every claw she has, but they manage to drag her into the doctor's office anyway. The worst part awaits her there. A shot. The needle sends Kitty spiraling into a bizarre dream where she finds herself at the gates of PussyCat heaven. But there's a catch. She can't get in unless she makes things right with Puppy first. Kitty must navigate this strange dreamscape and face some hard truths about how she treats her canine housemate. Will she swallow her pride to secure her place in feline paradise, or will her stubborn streak keep those pearly gates locked forever?
Genres: fiction, animals, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
144 pages · Hardcover · Roaring Brook Press