In the late 17th century, famed pirate Emer Morrisey was on the cusp of escaping pirate life with her one true love and unfathomable riches when she was slain and cursed with the dust of 100 dogs, dooming her to one hundred lives as a dog before returning to a human body—with her memories intact. Now she's a contemporary American teenager, and all she needs is a shovel and a ride to Jamaica.

 Praise For The Dust of 100 Dogs

"Undeniably original." --Booklist

"A remarkable and compelling story for readers seeking something out of the ordinary." --VOYA

"Charming...poignant." --Publishers Weekly

“Deliciously fresh and starkly unforgettable.” --Lisa McMann, NYT bestselling author of Wake & Fade

"Compelling, the nonlinear plot will offer more advanced adolescent readers a challenge they do not often get while reading young adult literature." --ForeWord Magazine

"An intricate and sometimes very funny story. ...well-researched and carries the reader seamlessly from Oliver Cromwell's Ireland to a modern-day trailer park in a small Pennsylvania town—the character of Saffron is the embodiment of an escapist fantasy." --The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

"Disheartening and terrifying one minute and twisted and fun the next." --Omnivoracious

“Exciting, fascinating, spellbinding. I'd follow Saffron into the briny deep.” --Heather Brewer, author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

"King has the reader hooked from the beginning and continues to pull one in as each chapter reveals more information about Emer's life before and after she became a pirate." --ALAN Online, a November 2008 Pick of the Month

“Sparkling original… This gripping adventure, wall to wall with assured storytelling, is sure to be devoured by both teens and adults.” --Lauren Baratz-Logsted, author of Crazy Beautiful & Angel's Choice

“Raw, tangible and brilliant, A.S. King creates a story that’s more than memorable. I adored it.” --Carrie Jones, author of Need

"Entertaining, multi-layered, smart and definitely gripping." --Bookshelves of Doom

"Not to be missed." --Jen Robinson's Book Page

"Spectacular. I am not kidding when I say this novel blew my mind." --Book Divas