Books with author Ron Rifkin

With the monstrous Fidel gone from their lives, the Sticks have flourished like never before. But the good times are short lived as a new enemy emerges. Scores of angry, mutant rats drive Romeo to his mental limit, spinning him into a state of delirium. He must meet the rats' unjust demands or face the consequences. Will a series of haunting and dangerous events stand in his way, or will Romeo triumph over evil once again?

With Fidel imprisoned by the Sticks in an old, rundown theater, the Alleys plan to free their leader and restore him to his evil throne. Among them is Romeo, living under the alter ego, Grim, the newest member of the Silent Five. Because of a clash of personalities, Grim is ultimately forced out of the Fourth Corner by Bait. Along with his only friend, Miles, he takes refuge with Terrence, a cat who lives in the filthy, cluttered home of a human hoarder. With Terrence's help, Grim plans to redeem himself to the Alleys by rescuing Fidel. Despite his better judgment, he feels up to the challenge and hopeful that his former Stick friends will not guess his true identity. Will Romeo commit the ultimate sin and free Fidel, or is he hatching something much more devious and cunning for his archenemy?

In this award-winning book, The Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb: Life One, the secret world of cats is revealed in an epic tale of feline civil war starting with young Romeo, a stray who finds himself battered between two very different worlds. It’s the domestic cats, the Sticks, against the street cats, the Alleys. As battle lines are drawn, warriors train for combat and a hero emerges to inspire a nation. The book also includes many original black and white drawings by artist/illustrator Kurt Hartman, including ten full-page illustrations.

As Romeo takes the first breath of his second life, memories of the brutal battle between the Sticks and the Alleys have left him scarred. Facing the reality that Fidel savagely killed his beloved Queen Elizabeth fills him with revenge. The Sticks throw themselves into combat training in preparation for the next battle, but the Alleys have something else in mind. They attack the Factory and kidnap Twinkle Toes. Or has Twinkle Toes turned traitor? Romeo knows it is up to him to save everyone, but how? And so starts his dangerous journey to become the hero he was meant to be.