{"product_id":"millie-best-friends-dog-tales","title":"Millie (Best Friends Dog Tales)","description":"Selected for the 2024-2025 Club Tome Book Award -Tome Student Literacy Society\n\nFrom the author of Stella—nominated for fourteen Best Book of the Year state awards—this heartwarming story is about a street dog named Millie and a young girl who are both dealing with abandonment issues and must give trust and belonging a second chance.\n\nMillie is a feisty border terrier who lives on the streets and has a keen sense for finding scraps of food, usually in the shadows or the cover of darkness. She protects herself with a shield of what is perceived by many as aggression—barking and snarling—when in reality, she is just plain scared.\n\nTurned over to animal control after a recent run-in with the dogcatcher, Millie is rescued by a special teacher who also rehabilitates and rehomes dogs. It’s a win-win. Together the dogs and Ms. Berry's students learn emotional resilience, anger management, and other coping skills.\n\nWhen one of the students, a struggling reader named Tori, shows a natural gift for dog training and working with fearful dogs, Millie is temporarily placed in her care. Tori may be young, but she knows a thing or two about anger, fear, and abandonment after her mother can no longer care for her and she is placed in kinship care with her grandfather. Millie wonders if she’s finally found her human and begins to let down her emotional guard. But when trust and belonging are challenged, Millie reverts to old habits—fleeing, hiding, and growling. Will she end up back on the streets? Or can Millie and Tori embrace their training, trust in each other, and find a forever home together?\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 163993233X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.163993233X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:McCall Hoyle|Kevin Keele\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41431680090170,"sku":"DBV.163993233X.G","price":6.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/163993233X-0.jpg?v=1779733283","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/millie-best-friends-dog-tales","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}