Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Best Fiction for 5-12's Award 2015 - Shortlisted for the Little Rebels Book Award 2015 A thoughtful and emotionally charged story in which different generations are linked by their common cause of dealing with bullies and hatred. Jessie’s life has been full of changes.
She has found it hard to adjust but the one constant has been her Gran. But Gran is getting increasingly confused and suddenly everything in Jessie’s life seems to fall apart. There are bullies in the village, her own cousin seems to have turned against her and she keeps falling out with her very best friend.
And there’s Gran’s new dog Snowy to look after and then Gran to visit in hospital. Helping piece together the story of Gran’s childhood while also doing a project on Nazi Germany helps Jessie to be brave and to understand that sometimes people do bad things when under pressure.
A Piece of Passion from Catnip Commissioning Editor Liz Bankes ‘Jessie’s voice is entirely authentic as a child on the cusp of realising how the world works. Anne’s passion for her characters and the themes that inspired her to write this book bubbles fiercely under the surface of a beautifully told story - one with the power to move me, and the sales team, to tears. This book will change hearts and minds’.
At the beginning of this story, I had three wishes: to have a dog, to stop living in our horrible house, and to have Dad home again. Having them all come true at once was to be my happy ending. I didn’t realise that meant there had to be a sad beginning.
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At the beginning of this story, I had three wishes: to have a dog, to stop living in our horrible house, and to have Dad home again. Having them all come true at once was to be my happy ending.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Girl with a White Dog and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Girl with a White Dog features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Paperback. £6.29, down from the £6.99 cover price. In Stock.
Girl with a White Dog was written by Anne Booth and published by Catnip Publishing Ltd
Girl with a White Dog has 166 pages
£6.29, reduced from £6.99. In Stock.
