Book Description:
The award-winning author of A Dog Like Daisy returns with a moving middle grade novel from the point of view of Luna, a Labrador therapy dog who accompanies her group therapy kids when they set off on an adventure across Austin, Texas.
Luna has always wanted to be a therapy dog at Therapy Dogs Worldwide. Now she’s a whisker away from reaching her fifty-visit pin that will make it official. But when her “clients”—the children who visit her—are put into a therapy group, Luna’s routine is upended.
Like the moon, Luna shows different faces at different times. And her clients each have different needs—Beatrice is tangled in knots of anger, Caleb rushes like a waterfall, Amelia carries fear heavy like a shadow, and Hector is quiet as a rock. To comfort the kids, Luna can be what they need her to be, but can she be everything to them all at once?
When Hector doesn’t show up to a session one day, the kids set off on an unexpected quest to find him. Luna joins to keep them safe, and they must work together to almost learn the truth.
Review:
I received this book in the mail a few months ago, and gave it to my kids so they could read it. And then it disappeared. I found it again recently and realized I hadn't had a chance to read it yet. I wish I had read it earlier. It is such a cute, touching story. Now, I'm not really much of a pet person. I don't dislike dogs, I just don't want to own one. But reading this story from Luna's perspective was a great way to present some potentially tough subjects.
All of the kids she interacts with in this story are in therapy for one reason or another (we never really learn why) and Luna's job is to offer comfort and peace to each one of these kids. She's torn when they all decide to leave a group therapy session to go in search of another child. Should she stay or go with them? She makes the correct decision, and tags along. Through Luna's eyes, the reader gets to see each of these children learn how to come together and solve issues.
This is a quick, easy read, and I highly recommend it.
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