The Golden Twine (Graphic Novel)

Written by Jo Rioux

Book #1 in the Cat's Cradle series

An orphan's monster obsession leads to a dangerous secret and a prince's hunt.

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128 pages· 530L

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Suri, an orphan with a passion for monsters, dreams of taming them. Traveling with a merchant camp, her life takes a thrilling turn when a mysterious wagon arrives, concealing a monstrous secret. As Suri's curiosity leads her into danger, she encounters a treacherous family with their own hidden beast and a determined prince on a quest for the ultimate monster. Can Suri's cleverness and ambition help her navigate this perilous world, or will her fascination with monsters be her undoing? Discover the adventure that awaits in this captivating fantasy tale.

From the publisher

Jo Rioux (illustrator of M. T. Anderson’s highly acclaimed The Daughters of Ys) makes her debut as a writer-illustrator in this fantasy-adventure graphic novel trilogy! Suri loves monsters–studying their lore, telling stories about them (for a fee), and–she hopes–one day taming them. Unfortunately, no one takes an orphan street-urchin who travels with a merchant camp very seriously. But Suri’s self-confidence, cleverness, and ambition serve her well when a mysterious new wagon joins her camp–holding something very big, very loud, and very monstrous. And that’s before Suri runs afoul of a treacherous family with its own beastly secret–and a prince hunting the greatest monster of all.

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