{"product_id":"a-home-for-goddesses-and-dogs-paperback","title":"A Home for Goddesses and Dogs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA unique masterpiece about loss, love, and the world's best bad dog, from award winner Leslie Connor, author of the National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Truth as Told by Mason Buttle\u003c\/em\u003e, now available in paperback.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel sings about loss and love and finding joy in new friendships and a loving family, along with the world's best bad dog. An uplifting middle grade novel about recovery featuring strong female characters, an adorable dog, and the girl who comes to love him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a life-altering New Year for thirteen-year-old Lydia when she uproots to a Connecticut farm to live with her aunt following her mother's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAunt Brat and her jovial wife, Eileen, and their ancient live-in landlord, Elloroy, are welcoming--and a little quirky. Lydia's struggle for a sense of belonging in her new family is highlighted when the women adopt a big yellow dog just days after the girl's arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWasn't one rescue enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLydia is not a dog person--and this one is trouble  He is mistrustful and slinky. He pees in the house, escapes into the woods, and barks at things unseen. His new owners begin to guess about his unknown past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Lydia doesn't want to be difficult--and she does not mean to keep secrets--but there are things she's not telling...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike why the box of \"paper stuff\" she keeps under her bed is so important... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd why that hole in the wall behind a poster in her room is getting bigger...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd why something she took from the big yellow dog just might be the key to unraveling his mysterious past--but at what cost?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e* Junior Library Guild Selection *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home for Goddesses and Dogs\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768122343712,"sku":"9780062796790","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9ea7d099a1b38ddbb5b90373afc6b754.webp?v=1780325199","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-home-for-goddesses-and-dogs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}