{"product_id":"going-home-the-lost-story-of-chief-the-fire-dog-hardcover","title":"Going Home: The Lost Story of Chief the Fire Dog - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlene Kate Kavanagh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a little-known snippet of New York City history, \u003ci\u003eGoing Home: The Lost Story of Chief the Fire Dog\u003c\/i\u003e is the heartwarming story of a destitute dog's quest for home, family, and a sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the stock market crash of 1929, the dog's financially devastated owner abandons him on the outskirts of New York City. While adjusting to life as a stray, the dog discovers New York City Fire Station Engine Company 203. Among the firemen, he finds a family and a name-Chief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChief becomes the station's beloved pet; then, fire dog, and finds in himself the heart of a hero. But one day, Chief's life is interrupted by tragedy, leading him on a journey that ultimately takes him to his true home and to the mother and family he never knew. He learns that life has many lessons-but it is love that matters in the end.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChief's story offers healing to children who have suffered loss or pain. As a psychotherapist and pediatric nurse for more than thirty years, author Charlene Kate Kavanagh knows first hand that emotional needs of children are often forgotten in times of grief and suffering, whether personal or universal. \u003ci\u003eGoing Home\u003c\/i\u003e reaches out to them and anyone whose world has been lost in a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756737757472,"sku":"9780595882366","price":22.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9625b9b4dfe78cb77cf7181c1a93a252.webp?v=1780085486","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/going-home-the-lost-story-of-chief-the-fire-dog-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}