ITCHIWAN

by J.J. Cunis, Peter Cunis (Illustrator)

Overview

2022 FINALIST - READER'S FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD
2023 QUARTER FINALIST - THE BOOKLIFE PRIZE (BookLife - a division of Publisher's Weekly)
"This is a book to savor ... Stories such as this are too infrequently encountered. Treasure it." - GRADY HARP, Top 50 Reviewer

Four wise-ass but lovable thirteen year old boys ... with backgrounds of South Boston Irish, upper class WASP, local townie Wampanoag Indian twins ... unending summers on Cape Cod ... a mysterious long buried portal through time ... a mesmerizing rumored witch ... a resurrected deadly Wampanoag legend thought to be only a fairy tale to keep children close to home ... Hey, what's the worst that could happen?

Ehh ... mayhem, horror, tragedy, romance, laughter, suspense and non-stop thrills. Buckle up for one of the most enjoyable rides of your life and a cast of characters you'll never forget.

Miss that queasy feeling interrupted by sporadic humor? It's time to get it back! Enjoy being embraced in a story that you won't want to let go.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781078775519
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	02/12/2020
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

Joe and his wife Nancy have lived year round on the Cape since 1984. However, according to local customs, only their daughter Kaylyn can be considered a native Cape Codder.
Joe has engaged in numerous occupations and activities from paper boy, to bag boy, to laborer, to metal fabricator, to bank examiner, to CFO, to COO, to ghost youth sports writer, to entrepreneur, to movie extra, while writing along the way.
His roots were in Marlboro, MA and he’s been replanted in Boston, Washington DC, New York, San Juan, Houston and finally Cape Cod where he expects to remain firmly planted barring any climatic catastrophes … “knock on wood.”
Learn more about J.J. Cunis and the origins of Itchiwan at jjcunis.com and @jjcunis on Facebook and Instagram.

Editorial Reviews

Bringing myths and legends to life
The language of the story is at times appropriately naughty, enhancing the wild characters who speak it, and always invigorating and full of about every attentive response imaginable – horror, hilarity, gripping suspense, and breathlessness.
...keeping the reader involved and entertained on every page.
This is a book to savor ... Stories such as this are too infrequently encountered. Treasure it.

Amazon - Top 50 Reviewer - Grady Harp

... an extraordinary book. Reading Itchiwan ... was one wild ride. I could not put the book down and ... could see this as a movie. This was a non-stop thrill journey with an assault on all your senses.

Readers' Favorite - Anelynde Smit

A supernatural novel ... thrills and chills of mythical marauders terrorizing everyone in their path. A violent and funny ... adventure that leaves no one safe.

Kirkus Reviews

I've never been a big fan of gore or horror but these Pukwudgees are somehow lovable in their horrific mayhem! Pomarat could become one of the most evil characters of all time!

Author - THOMAS ANDERSON

Had you suggested I read Itchiwan, I would have replied that it didn't look like a novel that would interest me, but after only a few pages I found that I couldn't put it down. The book is action-packed, gruesome in more than a few places, but laugh-out-loud funny in others. Mr. Cunis's four young protagonists... They are well defined, likable, and easy to root for... (they) come together despite their cultural differences ...

The Enterprise - Cape News.net - JOANNE BRIANA-GARTNER