Bette Stevens

• DOG BONE SOUP is not only the title of Bette A. Stevens’s debut novel; it ranks high among the paltry meals that the book’s protagonist, Shawn Daniels, wants to forget. Plodding through mounting snow and battling howling winds, Shawn is ready to leave it all behind—living in poverty, Dad’s drinking, life in foster care, the divorce, the bullies…. Travel with Shawn Daniels through the guts and the glories of life. You’ll find them all in DOG BONE SOUP, a Boomer’s coming-of-age saga.

REVIEW BLURBS

"Well-written, worthwhile and powerful in scope and detail." ~ Barbara Ann Mojica

"Dog Bone Soup is the poignant tale of a dysfunctional family struggling to survive in America in the 50s and 60s, when most others were on the crest of a wave". ~ Charles Bray

"DOG BONE SOUP is a tasty treat of a read and Bette A. Stevens is an enormously skilled storyteller." ~ Fia Essen

"Dog Bone Soup takes place in the fifties and sixties, but it could be anytime America as poverty, alcoholism, abuse, integrity, and ingenuity still abound" ~ Linda Loegel

"This kid has grit. Determination. A solid grip on his own worth." ~ Marilyn Armstrong

"In Dog Bone Soup, Bette Stevens captures the feeling and images of growing up in hardscrabble times perfectly." ~ John Clark, librarian and author

"Bette Stevens has crafted a remarkable tale of hope and happiness in the face of despair." ~ Charles Bray (Founder of The Indietribe)… (meer)