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A review by mxhermit
The Dogs of Newtown by Guy A. Bacon
4.0
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
For something so good to come out of something so horrible is a great comfort.
The author lost his sister to the tragedy of the Sandy Hook school shooting. As a part of the students' recovery, therapy dogs were brought in. I speak from personal experience when I say that therapy dogs are a great help in times like this, when perhaps you're not sure how to talk to another person. A dog, or any animal really, will listen to what you have to say without rejecting you.
The author, being eleven, had a simplistic writing style. It felt a bit stilted, but it also made it easier to experience the stories of these dogs through his eyes.
Note: at the time of this review, my copy did not contain pictures of the dogs themselves. I will update my review at such a time as a hard copy becomes available to me.
For something so good to come out of something so horrible is a great comfort.
The author lost his sister to the tragedy of the Sandy Hook school shooting. As a part of the students' recovery, therapy dogs were brought in. I speak from personal experience when I say that therapy dogs are a great help in times like this, when perhaps you're not sure how to talk to another person. A dog, or any animal really, will listen to what you have to say without rejecting you.
The author, being eleven, had a simplistic writing style. It felt a bit stilted, but it also made it easier to experience the stories of these dogs through his eyes.
Note: at the time of this review, my copy did not contain pictures of the dogs themselves. I will update my review at such a time as a hard copy becomes available to me.