Puppy Dog Tales: Stories of Adventure and Survival

by Frank R Southers, Don Rose

Overview

Orphaned after his mother's death, ten-year-old Billy flees his home to avoid being placed in an unwanted foster home. While he yearns to belong to someone, Billy ends up on the porch of his surprised and destitute relatives in Salinas, California. He hopes they will become his foster parents. But how can relatives with limited means qualify to be foster parents?

Meanwhile, Buddy, a one-year-old puppy, escapes from his owner's abusive son. Buddy dodges coyotes, a dog-fighting ring, and the local dogcatcher as he wanders the streets of Salinas in search of human love. A heartwarming story about love and belonging, Puppy Dog Tales alternates between Billy's and Buddy's perspectives, putting the reader at the heart of the action in this adventurous tale of survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798891381612
Publisher:	Mascot Kids
Publication date:	09/17/2024
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.58(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

A trial lawyer licensed only in Texas, Frank R. Southers has written eight novels: five legal thrillers involving lawyers in the Texas lawyer disciplinary system; one historical novel about South Africa's apartheid; one coming-of-age novel about a young boy hidden in an orphans' home; and one murder mystery, along with two collections of short stories about lawyers. Puppy Dog Tales is Frank's first collaboration with another author. Frank lives with his wife, Linda, and their two dogs in Austin, Texas, having recently moved from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. To contact Frank, email him at [e-mail].

A graduate from the University of California, Berkeley, and an army veteran, artist, author, and retired landscape architect, Don Rose lives with his wife, Jenny (and with their wonderful dogs, Uncle Frank and Miss Betty), in the Sierra Nevadas. Puppy Dog Tales is Don's seventh book and first collaboration with Frank Southers. To contact Don, email him at [e-mail].