Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:A moving novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only for them to find family in each other along the way. From the Newbery Honor Award-winning author of Iveliz Explains It All.
â??Trust me: this book will touch your heart." â??Barbara Oâ??Connor, New York Times bestselling author of Wish
Titi Silvia leaves me by myself to unpack,
but itâ??s not like I brought a bunch of stuff.
How do you prepare for the unpreparable?
How do you fit your whole life in one bag?
And how am I supposed to trust social services
when they wonâ??t trust me back?
Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. Can you blame her? Itâ??s tough to make friends as the new kid at school. And while staying at her auntâ??s house is okay, it just isnâ??t the same as being in her own space.
So when Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate. If she can train the puppy to become a therapy dog, then maybe sheâ??ll be allowed to visit her parents. Maybe the dog will help them get better and things will finally go back to the way they should be.
After all, how do you explain to others that youâ??re technically a foster kid, even though you live with your aunt? And most importantly . . . how do you explain that youâ??re not where you