MIDDLE AGE READERS ***** Isabella Pestoni has a secret. In the quiet solitude of her fruit cellar she practices witchcraft, an Old Tradition her grandmother's been teaching her for years. But on the night of her thirteenth birthday...everything changes. A dream. A warning. A betrayal. A threat. Isabella's life is suddenly turned upside down as she questions her beliefs, her faith and even herself. Thus begins a journey fraught with danger, surprises and terror as an evil force vows to destroy her. And the only help she can depend on is from the four rats in her cellar. Coven of Rats is the story of one girl's quest for maturity, answers and love as she races against the clock to save her life...and time is running out.