A Home for Goddesses and Dogs

A unique masterpiece about loss, love, and the world’sbest bad dog, from award winner Leslie Connor, author of the National BookAward finalist The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, now available inpaperback.This novel sings about loss and love and finding joy in newfriendships and a loving family, along with the world’s best bad dog. Anuplifting middle grade novel about recovery featuring strong female characters,an adorable dog, and the girl who comes to love him.It’s a life-altering New Year for thirteen-year-old Lydiawhen she uproots to a Connecticut farm to live with her aunt following hermother’s death.Aunt Brat and her jovial wife, Eileen, and their ancientlive-in landlord, Elloroy, are welcoming—and a little quirky. Lydia’s strugglefor a sense of belonging in her new family is highlighted when the women adopta big yellow dog just days after the girl’s arrival.Wasn’t one rescue enough?Lydia is not a dog person—and this one is trouble! He ismistrustful and slinky. He pees in the house, escapes into the woods, and barksat things unseen. His new owners begin to guess about his unknown past.Meanwhile, Lydia doesn’t want to be difficult—and she doesnot mean to keep secrets—but there are things she’s not telling...Like why the box of “paper stuff” she keeps under her bed isso important... And why that hole in the wall behind a poster in her room isgetting bigger...And why something she took from the big yellow dog justmight be the key to unraveling his mysterious past—but at what cost?* Junior Library Guild Selection *