title: The Shapeshifter's Secret
author:  Heather Ostler 
description: Gr 6-9-Flying into an uncontrollable rage and accidentally turning into a tiger is but the first of many surprises for 16-year-old Julia. She learns that she is a werecat, that she is next in line for the throne of a magical world called Ossai, and that a group of rebels, led by Julia's long-lost mother, is trying to kill her. It turns out that her father was being overprotective for a reason. Now she must go to Ossai, accompanied by possible love interest Caleb, and attend a special school for magic in an enchanted castle. Needless to say, this is well-trodden ground, and the limited character development and a shaky plot keep the tale from developing much life of its own. Clunky writing and grammatical errors further detract from the story.-Eliza Langhans, Hatfield Public Library, MA(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
zlib_text: Who knew shape shifters exist and they adore curvy, full-figured women?
  
  When Jessi decides to leave her home town for the second time, she and her
  best friend Kelly devise a plan. They’ve researched six different towns,
  they’ve drawn the orders of their visits from a hat and they’re determined to
  stick to the new path they’ve set out for themselves.
  
  When Gareth and Mac set out in search of a mate, they didn’t expect company in
  the form of two unwanted tag-along friends, and they certainly didn’t expect
  their _sort of_ well-laid plans to grind to a screeching halt in a town they
  had never even heard of before.
  
  How did they all end up in the town dubbed Halloween town for the week when
  none of them had even planned to stop there for anything more than lunch?
  
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