Summary
The Nine Lives
of Romeo Crumb
Life Six
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Price: $8.95 USPaperback | ISBN: 978-0-9743221-8-6
CAT NIP FOR BOOKSELLERS and CLAWING FOR BOOKSALES in Los AngelesFrom left to right
Ben Lehrer: Pres. of Kitten Rescue
Sean Roderick: Dutton's Bookseller
Lauren Rifkin: Author
Cat: A Romeo Crumb wannabe
Kurt Hartman: Illustrator
Photo Credit: Carolyn Deming
Giving birth to the third life of Romeo Crumb in a series of nine books published by Stratford Road Press, Ltd., author and L.A. public school teacher Lauren Rifkin and her illustrator/husband Kurt Hartman teamed up with Ben Lehrer of Kitten Rescue, a no-kill animal shelter in Los Angeles, along with Dutton's bookseller Sean Roderick, in the cheerful, cat-friendly court yard of Dutton's Brentwood this past Saturday. Combining a booksigning and reading about a feisty cat with the real things purring in the background had the place crawling with kids celebrating the newest addition to THE NINE LIVES OF ROMEO CRUMB Independent Reader/YA series which School Library Journal calls "fast-paced and suspenseful".
Romeo's adventures outside the city have failed in the worst possible way leaving him grossly disfigured. In spite of his tragic misfortune, Romeo is eager to begin again only to return to a city he doesn't recognize, and more distressing, a city that doesn’t recognize him. In a bizarre twist of fate, Romeo finds his only refuge living life as an alley cat in the dreaded Fourth Corner. With a new name and identity, Romeo wonders just how long it will be before Fidel realizes who he really is.
L. Rifkin is a teacher in Los Angeles. Life Six is the sixth book she has written in the popular series The Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb. She is an in-demand author all over Los Angeles.
