Notes From the Dog
Kindle Edition
Random House Children's Books · Ebook · January 25, 2011
"Sometimes having company is not all it's cracked up to be." Fifteen-year-old Finn is a loner, living with his dad and his amazing dog, Dylan.
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- Who it’s for
- A wry, tender story about solitude, unexpected friendship, and learning to care for someone.
- Themes
- Learning to connect, Caring for someone with cancer, Gardening and personal growth
- Genres
- YA Pet Stories, YA Illness & Disease Stories, YA Stories About Boys & Men
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"Sometimes having company is not all it's cracked up to be." Fifteen-year-old Finn is a loner, living with his dad and his amazing dog, Dylan. This summer he's hoping for a job where he doesn't have to talk to anyone except his pal Matthew. Then Johanna moves in next door. She's ten years older, cool, funny, and she treats Finn as an equal. Dylan loves her, too. Johanna's dealing with breast cancer, and Matthew and Finn learn to care for her, emotionally, and physically.
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When she hires Finn to create a garden, his gardening ideas backfire comically. But Johanna and the garden help Finn discover his talents for connecting with people.
Company, Carefully
A wry, tender story about solitude, unexpected friendship, and learning to care for someone.
Come here for
- A remarkable dog and comic gardening mishaps
- Friendship that makes room for difficult care
Expect
- Wry humor alongside the realities of cancer
- A loner’s gradual discovery of connection
Where it sits
| YA Illness & Disease Stories | 90% |
|---|---|
| YA Stories About Boys & Men | 56% |
| YA Pet Stories | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Pet Stories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- YA Illness & Disease Stories
- Authors
- Gary Paulsen
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- January 25, 2011
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Learning to connect · Caring for someone with cancer · Gardening and personal growth
- Reading lane
- YA Pet Stories