Stay

Name: Stay
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Bobbie Pyron
ISBN: 9780062914309

Author: Bobbie Pyron

Narrator: Kathleen McInerney, Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/13/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

Fans of Pax and A Dog’s Way Home will love this heartwarming story of a girl living in a shelter and the homeless dog she’s determined to reunite with his family.Piper’s life is turned upside down when her family moves into a shelter in a whole new city. She misses her house, her friends, and her privacy—and she hates being labeled the homeless girl at her new school.But while Hope House offers her new challenges, it also brings new friendships, like the girls in Firefly Girls Troop 423 and a sweet street dog named Baby. So when Baby’s person goes missing, Piper knows she has to help. But helping means finding the courage to trust herself and her new friends, no matter what anyone says about them—before Baby gets taken away for good. Told in alternating perspectives, this classic and heartfelt animal tale proclaims the importance of hope, the power of story, and the true meaning of home.

About Bobbie Pyron

Bobbie Pyron has worked in libraries and bookstores in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah and has been active in local animal rescue work for many years. She’s the author of A Pup Called Trouble, A Dog’s Way Home, and Stay. Bobbie lives in Ashville, NC, with her husband, Todd, and their dog, Sherlock. www.bobbiepyron.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla

This is so much more than a feel good dog story. Readers will learn about being homeless, having mental illness and dog shelters. All of this is included in this new novel by Bobbie Pyron. An amazing story that tells it like it is and brings resolution without having to suspend reality. Outstanding!......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

Readers from 4th grade through adults who love MG will sigh with satisfaction after turning that last page of this 2020-2021 Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee. Bobbie Pyron tackles the tough issues of homelessness and mental illness and softens them with a dog and a girl who both have a heart for peopl......more

Goodreads review by Julie

ENGLISH VERSION BELOW -------------------------- Aktuell habe ich ein Talent dafür mir Kinderbücher auszusuchen, die emotional aufgeladen sind. So auch "Solange wir zusammen sind", ein wunderschönes Kinderbuch, aber man muss auch in der passenden Stimmung sein. Es geht um Piper, die mit ihrer Familie......more