A unique masterpiece about loss, love, and the worldâs best bad dog, from award winner Leslie Connor, author of the National Book Award finalist The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle.
This novel sings about loss and love and finding joy in new friendships and a loving family, along with the worldâs best bad dog. An uplifting middle grade novel about recovery featuring strong female characters, an adorable dog, and the girl who comes to love him.
Itâs a life-altering New Year for thirteen-year-old Lydia when she uproots to a Connecticut farm to live with her aunt following her motherâs death.
Aunt Brat and her jovial wife, Eileen, and their ancient live-in landlord, Elloroy, are welcomingâand a little quirky. Lydiaâs struggle for a sense of belonging in her new family is highlighted when the women adopt a big yellow dog just days after the girlâs arrival.
Wasnât one rescue enough?
Lydia is not a dog personâand this one is trouble! He is mistrustful and slinky. He pees in the house, escapes into the woods, and barks at things unseen. His new owners begin to guess about his unknown past.
Meanwhile, Lydia doesnât want to be difficultâand she does not mean to keep secretsâbut there are things sheâs not telling...
Like why the box of âpaper stuffâ she keeps under her bed is so important...
And why that hole in the wall behind a poster in her room is getting bigger...
And why something she took from the big yellow dog just might be the key to unraveling his mysterious pastâbut at what cost?
* Junior Library Guild Selection *