But funeral face can also make him reckless, and Travis decides to visit the dangerous Gulley Cove, with its treacherous wharf and its tumbledown fish shacks, which some of the kids say are haunted. Instead of ghosts, Travis discovers a colony of feral cats, sickly and starving, and unused to kindness. Putting aside his own problems to care for them is about to bring Travis more satisfaction-and more danger-than he ever would have thought possible.
A stunning first children's novel, The Nine Lives of Travis Keating is a moving story about coping with grief. But more than that, it's about belonging, learning to be a friend, and finding bravery in the most unexpected of places.
"Jill MacLean gently beckons readers into this small Newfoundland village as she delicately captures a true sense of the place and its people. She beautifully depicts the wide range of emotions that often threaten to overcome Travis."
— Atlantic Books Today
"Travis is likeable and sympathetic...a boy of imagination, courage, and empathy. This is a solid piece of contemporary fiction with an interesting story."
— School Library Journal
On the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour List
On Resource Link's "Best of 2008" List
CLA Children's Book of the Year Award shortlist, 2009
2009 KIND Children's Honor Book
Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009 Starred Choice
OLA's Silver Birch Fiction nominee 2010
Rocky Mountain Book Award Shortlist, 2011
On the Pennsylvania School Library Association Top 40 Fiction List, 2009
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