Sarah doesn't believe Bryan when he says he can make her the perfect pet. She knows he has special powers, but how can anyone create a living animal out of dead things? Then one night he puts an old bone inside a fox-fur, adds some drops of blood, and, little by little, brings them to life... Now Sarah has her treasured pet, and it does everything she asks - even the bad things - but even she is getting scared...

 

This book is part of a book series called Hodder Silver .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Susan Price is the acclaimed author of many books for children of all ages. In 1987 she won the Carnegie Medal for her novel The Ghost Drum and in 1994 was shortlisted again for Heads and Tales (both Faber). Her work draws inspiration from her native Black Country, where she still lives.