Twelve-year-old Gauge’s life has been cursed since the day he cried Wolf and was accused of witchery. If Gauge can see the Wolf, his superstitious town believes he must be in league with it. Instead of playing with friends in the streets of his bustling village or becoming his grandpapa’s partner in the carpentry shop, he must hide and pretend he doesn’t exist. But then the Wolf comes for his grandpapa, and for the first time, Gauge is left all alone. When a young feather collector named Roux offers Gauge assistance, Gauge is eager for the help. But soon the orphans are questioning everything they have ever believed—about their village, about the Wolf, and about death itself.  Narrated by the sly, crafty Wolf, Jessica Vitalis’s debut novel is a vivid and literary tale about family, friendship, belonging, and grief.