Poppy

Name: Poppy
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jennifer Li Shotz
ISBN: 9780358343226

Author: Jennifer Li Shotz

Series: American Dog #1

Narrator: Casey Holloway

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 04/07/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Max comes a heartwarming, middle grade story about a misunderstood rescue dog, Poppy, who finds kinship with an outcast girl on the coast of Northern California.Poppy is a dog with a problem. She has too much energy, and her elderly owner can keep her only if she can be trained. When twelve-year-old Hannah moves to the coast of Northern California, she thinks she can help turn this rambunctious puppy into the good dog she knows Poppy is. But Hannah realizes Poppy’s reputation as a pit bull means she has to work even harder to prove that Poppy and dogs like her deserve a second chance. Will Hannah train Poppy into the perfect dog before it’s too late?

About Jennifer Li Shotz

Jennifer Li Shotz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine., about the coolest war dog ever. She is also the author of the Hero and Scout series. Among other things, Jen has written about sugar addiction, stinky shoes, and sports-related concussions. A Los Angeles native, she graduated from Vassar and has an MFA in nonfiction from Columbia. A senior editor for Scholastic Action Magazine, she lives with her family and Puerto Rican rescue dog, Vida, in Brooklyn.Twitter: @jenshotz

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joy

Poppy, a pit bull, is a sweetie, but she needs training and exercise, and her owner is recovering from an operation and can't cope with her rescued dog, which she loves. However, Hannah who lives next door and recently moved to California from Michigan and has her own problems, volunteers to help so......more

Goodreads review by Merrilyn

This is one of the sweetest stories I have read all year. Hannah, a rising sixth-grader, and her family have just moved from Michigan to California. She has a purple birthmark that covers part of her face and is struggling to be brave and not be self-conscious of it. Her elderly neighbor, Mrs. Gilly......more

Goodreads review by Lorie

Hannah is having a rough summer adjusting to her family’s move from the mid-west to sunny California. Her facial birthmark makes it hard for her to open up to new friends and experiences. She feels judged for something she can’t change or hide. When her neighbor next door has a medical emergency tha......more