The break-out novel from the perennially popular author of the Joshua T. Bates books, and Jonah, the Whale. When Peter"s family moved around because of his father"s job- one year in Japan, one year in Switzerland-he and his siblings were a tight-knit group. But suddenly, when the family settles permanently in Boston, the closely woven ties begin to unravel. And Peter is left on his own to cope with a radically reorganized world. He begins to see the ghosts of the family"s departed cats. Are they real? Another strange twist of fate that Boston seems ready to deliver? Or the first signs of healing for a boy who discovers that finding new things to love doesn"t mean he has to let go of the past.