SCOUT

SCOUT, an urban fantasy  for young adults:

(This project is represented by Daniel Lazar of Writers House. If interested in SCOUT, please contact chandler1986@gmail.com or Daniel through his Publishers Marketplace page linked to above.)

 

 

Fifteen-year-old Scout knows change better than most. Not every girl morphs into a cat. Too bad the kind of change she needs is an attitude adjustment.

Life in The Hole under Kim’s Korean Takeout would be thrilling if razor claws and an impeccable sense of balance excused her from folding underwear for the resident gang of shapeshifting bounty hunters. Hardly her job of choice, however, her reckless attitude and unwillingness to learn keep her from moving up the ranks

But Scout’s got nine lives and, according to her, that leaves a few to spare. So full-fledged hunter or not, chasing bad guys solo equals her brand of teenage rebellion.

During an illicit excursion, she jeopardizes the underground headquarters and everyone in it when she leads a stranger back. Worse, she keeps the incident quiet. When this leads to her father’s kidnapping, guilt consumes Scout. It’d be one thing if the kidnapper wanted money. She could claw her way out of that. Instead, he demands information the other hunters refuse to surrender—even if that means losing her dad.

Now Scout is paw-deep in conspiracy and sinking fast. She discovers that pack leader, Baron, is helping prisoners escape only to make a buck upon their re-capture. Good for business; bad for Scout’s father, whose kidnapper’s sister was murdered by an escapee. Scout finds herself sympathizing more with the kidnapper and less with her leader, but without proof of Baron’s scheme, garnering support from the hunters is hopeless. To stage a rescue, she’ll need to work to master her shapeshifting powers before running out of lives.

As for following the rules? She’d rather be declawed.