Brian Hathaway

In 2048 dogs are U.S. citizens. This exposes their wisdom and magical powers.

Hope, a headstrong 12-year-old girl, can communicate telepathically with dogs. The problem is that no one else seems to share her ability, which makes her wonder if she’s crazy. She discovers a lab that is really a front for a ruthless scientist named Dan Smith, who seeks to harness the unique genetic codes that give dogs their powers. Dan Smith is trying to engineer a quantum evolution in humans using canine super-genes.

Motivated by what Hope discovers, she starts a new political party. This lands Hope in the office of New York City’s mayor, where she finds out he’s financially backed by Dan Smith. In return, the mayor isn’t doing anything to stop him.

Hope and her best friend, Keely, an American bulldog, form a ragtag team of misfit dogs (and one wolf!), who risk their lives to expose the mayor and the dark plans of the nefarious mastermind before he changes the course of history forever.

Michael Cooper is a comedian going through a divorce and out of money. He gets one last shot from his agent to go on a national tour, and he takes his mom with him after she’s been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Currently querying literary agents.