| Strays Contributor(s): Caloyeras, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 1618220683 ISBN-13: 9781618220684 Publisher: Ashland Creek Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Animals - Pets - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sometimes, life becomes unleashed... Sixteen-year-old Iris Moody has a problem controlling her temper-but then, she has a lot to be angry about. Dead mother. Workaholic father. Dumped by her boyfriend. Failing English. When a note in Iris's journal is mistaken as a threat against her English teacher, she finds herself in trouble not only with school authorities but with the law. In addition to summer school, dog-phobic Iris is sentenced to an entire summer of community service, rehabilitating troubled dogs. Iris believes she is nothing like Roman, the three-legged pit bull who is struggling to overcome his own dark past, not to mention the other humans in the program. But when Roman's life is on the line, Iris learns that counting on the help of others may be the only way to save him. With sparkling prose and delightful humor, Jennifer Caloyeras's novel beautifully portrays the human-animal bond. |
Contributor Bio(s): Caloyeras, Jennifer: - Jennifer Caloyeras is the author of the short fiction collection, Unruly Creatures. She teaches writing at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. She has been the writer-in-residence at the Annenberg in Santa Monica and spent ten years as the dog columnist for the Los Feliz Ledger. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two sons and two dogs. Learn more about Jennifer by visiting www.jennifercaloyeras.com. |