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The book is told from the standpoint of a poor household pet, a dog self-described by the first sentence of the story: "My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian." The story begins with a description of the dog's life as a puppy and her separation from her mother, which to her was inexplicable.
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray is a children's novel written in 2005 by Ann M. Martin and is published by Scholastic Books. The target audience for this book is grades 4–7. It is written from the first-person perspective of a female stray dog named Squirrel.
Helena Maria Viramontes (born February 26, 1954) is a prominent Chicana fiction writer and professor of English, and activist best known for her work within marginalized communities, particularly amongst Mexican American women and migrant workers.
This stems from a Latin pun: though the order's name is actually the Friars Preachers (Ordo Praedicatórum, order of preachers), it is generally called the Dominican Order (after St. Dominic, their founder); and Dómini canes in Latin means "the hounds of the Lord." [14] In 2017, a Franciscan friary adopted a schnauzer dog, naming him Friar ...
A Dog's Journey is a 2012 book written by W. Bruce Cameron and published by Forge Books. It is the sequel to Cameron's 2010 book A Dog's Purpose . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The film of the same name was released in May 2019.
Her owner, Jude Stringfellow, adopted Faith when the mother dog was found trying to smother the deformed puppy—her son rescued the puppy and brought her home. Many people, including veterinarians, advised that Faith be euthanized. [1] Instead, using a spoon with peanut butter as an incentive, Jude taught Faith to hop. Faith began to walk on ...
The 65th book by Naylor, it is the first in a quartet about a young boy and the title character, an abused dog. Naylor decided to write Shiloh after an emotionally taxing experience in West Virginia where she encountered an abused dog. Narrator and protagonist Marty Preston lives in the hills of Friendly, West Virginia.
Along the way, the dog meets an orphaned mountain lion named Big Kitten, a veteran and some friendly strangers who happen to cross her path. She will soon find that Lucas was waiting for her. When she finds Lucas the animal control officer tries to take her but ends up failing.