Boo and the Pesky Puppy

Boo, an Australian Shepherd, lives a life of pleasure. She’s the only dog to nine-year-old Emily and her older brother, Jake, who give all their attention to her. Can a dog’s life get any better?

One morning, Mom and Dad surprise Jake and Emily with a puppy. Boo is stunned. No, she’s shocked. She must convince Mom and Dad to take this... this... thing back to where he came from. But how? When she thinks she's found the answer, she runs into trouble. Big trouble. Will she ever see her family again? Ages 7 and up

Review:

This is the kind of story one would love to read every day. How Boo, a wonderful lady Australian Shepherd, loved by her human family, could possibly put up with an unruly pesky puppy in her own house, her own basket, her own yard, without her legitimate opinion?

The nice and caring Aussie becomes a little devil and uses her imagination to get Noodle into trouble, so that Mum and Dad might reconsider the validity of their decision, and finally take him to another home. Boo transforms completely, and soon finds herself in tricky situations and leading little Noodle with her…

Behind simplicity, with a great sense of humour, Jeanine Stewart takes a deep, generous and loving look on the world, on how we share, how we live together.

This is a modern tale is an essence of optimism, its reading makes the reader feel a deeper person.

This first fiction is a glowing tribute to the beauty of the world. May we all remember this when it comes to solving tricky problems, with love, and a deep understanding.

Thank you Mrs Stewart!

Catherine Chollet
English teacher in France
Former French teacher in the summer program at Portland State University
Former French teacher at the French American School in Portland, Oregon.