By camouflaging herself, Clara Caterpillar, who becomes a cream-colored butterfly, courageously saves Catisha the crimson-colored butterfly from a hungry crow.
Explores the history of belief in werewolves and other shape-shifters, and discusses the features of werewolves, were-cats, skin-walkers, berserkers, swan maidens, selkies, and shape-shifter gods.
"Deep in the forest, in a crumbling ruin of a castle, Sarah begins to untangle the layers of curses affecting her family, until she discovers that the curse has carried over to her, too. The day she falls in love for the first time, Sarah will transform into a beast . . . unless she can figure out a way to break the curse forever"--Provided by publisher.