Momo says ” I’m not beating anyone up or smiting them with swords, but I’d survived in a place where everyone thinks I’m not good enough or cool enough, and that’s hard.” It’s usually the academically inclined, “geeky” kids who like fantasies, and that’s the best explanat...
Beautiful poems like this and more are to be discovered inHugging A Dog. This unique book consists of modern folklore about dogs and their people, specifically in the vast and beautiful American West. The book is illustrated with high quality photographs and sprinkled with charming vignettes. Peel...
To the rescue of stray dogs.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)Kehe, Marjorie
This series centers around a time traveling search and rescue dog. Ranger, an intelligent golden retriever, journeys back in time and around the world to places like Ancient Rome and the Oregon Trail in order to help kids in peril. My son declare the book, "Good, with nothing scary," and...
uncertain whether she can—or must—come to their rescue. When their mother resurfaces, reasserting her maternal rights and bringing with her a gale of chaos and confusion that mirror the deepening political instability in the region, Bella has to decide how far she will go to obey the call...
It is the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who rescue a baby who washed ashore on their island. Assuming she was an orphan, it wasn’t until she was 4 that they met her birth mother. This book tugs the heartstrings – I felt empathy for all of the characters although I ...
Knapp’s memoir explores both her relationship with her own rescue dog, who helped her through grief and recovery from addiction, and animal-human relationships in general. A Three Dog Lifeby Abigail Thomas One evening, Thomas’s husband, Richard, took their dog, Harry, out for a walk — ...
19. Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes Amazon If you’re looking for children’s books about disabilities featuring service dogs, choose this one! Jessica Kensky, an amputee, shares how her black lab is both a service dog and a treasured compan...
In many ways, this is a coming of age story for an 11-year-old boy who gets a real chance to experience family with his Tio and Gabe, as he settles into the search and rescue life of the community. The characters are realistic and memorable. There are friendships with Gracie and membe...
finding people who are trapped in disaster zones. Her bond with her human partner, Fire Captain Cat, is unshakeable, and together, they can overcome any obstacle. But training to be an Urban Search and Rescue dog is tough, and it’s going to take all of Cat’s dedication and Halo’s ...