ANIMAL

Fionn glanced back at the shelter as if worried that someone might be listening. "Are you sure about this?"
"Absolutely," I replied. "It'll be better than allowing her another chance at attacking us again, wouldn't it?"
Fionn paused. He seemed to be in thought. I saw a question dancing in his eyes, the gears turning inside his head, and I knew at once he was considering it. If I had approached Penny with this, her firm answer would have been no, regardless of what explanation I had provided for her. Fionn was a lot more adventurous than she was and always had been, always been the one to take risks. That's what set Penny and me apart: It was because of this that I knew Fionn was sold on the idea. He would give almost anything for an adventure.
"All right," He said eventually. "Let's do it."

~

As expected, a reclusive cabin just outside of Detroit in the middle of the unknown part of the woods full of outcasted children, half-animal and half-human, was not an attraction to many people at all. That's why main character Lucy Diamond is skeptical when the first time they find someone like them in a long time was the exact same night their shelter went up in flames: It was too suspicious to be ignored. Her friends are hesitant, however. There's simply not enough information to be able to act upon it. Lucy approaches her brother Fionn and the two of them set out in the dead of night to go out and see what kind of information they can scope out. Join them on their journey as they discover the secrets of the fugitives, learn the truth about the shelter fire, and defend their small community from the public, all while dodging the attention of the police and a suspicious volunteer called Bear.

~

Animal deals with heavy topics that may be disturbing to some. Note that this book in no way represents the author's true feelings on these subjects and their opinions have no correlation to those of the characters in this story.