THE DUST OF 100 DOGS

THE DUST OF 100 DOGS, by A.S. King (Flux 2009)(ages 14+). Teenage pirate queen Emer Morrisey is ready to take her riches and her true love and fade into retirement. But then she's cursed to live the life of 100 dogs before she can become human again...Now, having lived the dogs' lives, and with her dog and human memories intact, she's teenager Saffron Adams, with few friends and a dysfunctional home life. All she wants is to get out of high school and back to Jamaica, to reclaim her treasure...

THE DUST OF 100 DOGS is a fascinating, exciting read. Pulling no punches, King takes us from Cromwell's Ireland to the Spanish Main to contemporary America and Jamaica as Emer/Saffron's lives -- human and dog -- unfold in gripping detail. Definitely among the best of breed.