Nick Ziegler has a problem. He keeps almost dying. What's worse, a mysterious black cat named Mike keeps saving him. Not cool when you're eleven years old and just trying to enjoy the start of summer. But no matter where he goes'the lake, a tree in a neighbor's yard or just walking down the road'he finds himself staring death squarely in the face. Each time, though, the cat appears and somehow manages to keep him alive. Nick can't figure out who the...