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Bezig met laden... Strays: A Noveldoor Jennifer Caloyeras
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![]() Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. ![]() ![]() An English teacher who shows her students how to think outside the box, a court-appointed therapist, and her fellow participants in the Ruff Rehabilitation program, along with Bruno, all play important parts in helping Iris learn how to handle anger and grief more appropriately, ultimately opening the doors to healing and empowerment. I absolutely loved this book and hope that Jennifer Caloyeras keeps on sharing her gift of writing with us. I received a copy of this book from LibraryThing Early Reviewers. ![]() The main character is going through a struggle in her life, having to deal with the loss of her mother and a desire to go to college though her father is trying desperately to make ends meet. She ends up in a juvenile work program, helping to train unwanted dogs to become adoptable through the animal shelter. The catch to all of this is that she is afraid of dogs and has to overcome that fear. I enjoyed the characters and ate up the story. I don't think you have to love dogs to enjoy the book, though it certainly helps the feel of the story if you are rooting for the dogs to be adopted. This is a feel good kind of book that helps readers realize they can get past whatever trouble they are in and still focus on the positive things in their future. Some of the events feel a little pushed or contrived and I wasn't sure that I was comfortable with the ease in which some things were handled, but it was easy enough to look beyond all of that. There were just as many times when the author managed to tie life lessons into the story, or evolve the character's thinking through what was happening to her. Those connections were really very good. This is a book about new beginnings and pushing through your fears that young readers should thoroughly enjoy. ![]() geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Young Adult Fiction.
Young Adult Literature.
HTML: Sometimes, life becomes unleashed... Sixteen-year-old Iris Moody has a problem controlling her temperâ??but then, she has a lot to be angry about. Dead mother. Workaholic father. Dumped by her boyfriend. Failing English. When a note in Iris's journal is mistaken as a threat against her English teacher, she finds herself in trouble not only with school authorities but with the law. In addition to summer school, dog-phobic Iris is sentenced to an entire summer of community service, rehabilitating troubled dogs. Iris believes she is nothing like Roman, the three-legged pit bull who is struggling to overcome his own dark past, not to mention the other humans in the program. But when Roman's life is on the line, Iris learns that counting on the help of others may be the only way to save him. With sparkling prose and delightful humor, Jennifer Caloyeras's novel beautifully portrays the human-animal bond. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This was a lovely story showing the importance of second chances, both for humans and for four-legged people. The interaction between the main character and her 3-legged charge, an abused dog with serious trust issues is wonderful and watching the two of them learn to interact with and trust others was a beautiful thing. I would have liked to see more of Roman (the pit bull the main character is charged with training) but the story's focus was on Iris so I can understand why there wasn't more focus on him. All in all, this was a moving and enjoyable story that explores the issues abused and neglected people (both human and not) can have and the possibility of rising above both anger and fear. (