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242 pp.
| Bloomsbury |
February, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59990-702-4$16.99
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4-6
With HB Gilmour. Grace never wanted to train a service dog, but when she goes with her sister to the shelter a large dog speaks to her. Soon she is training Rex and beginning to process her father's recent death. Well-developed characters and a consistent fantasy twist make this story engaging. A complicated sub-plot involving a young gang member and Grace’s father's murder is slightly distracting.