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250 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet |
August, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-3137-2$16.99
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4-6
Twelve-year-old Jessie avoids a lonely summer with her relatives by apprenticing with a cantankerous professional dog walker. When a charming novice steals business away from her mentor, Jessie plans retaliation. Lang uses descriptive language to form a multilayered story that not only highlights the responsibilities of pet ownership but also the complexities of growing up, first crushes, and revenge.