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stories
written and illustrated by Kathryn van Beck.
167 pages
illustrations.
Contents: Emotional support animal -- Best-dressed possum -- Good dog -- The hoarder -- Kittens -- Luna's crew -- The quickening -- The trapeze artist -- Winter -- Heterochromia -- Fool's gold -- The fishhook -- Speaking in tongues -- Women's studies -- The pack -- The lucky numbers -- The Nor'wester -- Lockdown.
Summary: Pet is a dark and humorous short story collection that explores our relationships with children, lovers, and other animals. In these 18 stories we meet a girl in a standoff with the neighbourhood goose killer, a druggy who turns possums into pop culture icons, and an emotional support animal gone wild.