A True Story About a Boy and His Dog: "Haatchi & Little b" by Wendy Holden

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Haatchi and Little B by Wendy Holden is the true story of a special needs dog and a special needs little boy.  It tells how they got connect to form a special bond.  If I had to describe this book in one word, it would be "love":  the love between the boy and dog, the love of the parents, the love of the various people who had connections to the dog and boy! Wendy tells the story so well you will be caught up in it quickly.  It's a feel good book that we all need to read every so often!  Don't miss this one!
(Gerard, 5 stars ++)

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We Both Liked "The Good Girl" by Mary Kubica and so did our Cats! (UPDATED)

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica is about a young girl named Mia, who is kidnapped by Colin and is to be turned over to other people to be held for ransom.  That is the plan, but in life as in this book, things do not always go as planned.  What happened?  You have to read the book to find out.  You will read about Mia’s mom and dad and the detective who will stop at nothing to find her.  Mia and Colin have their own story to tell.  This is the author’s first novel and a fantastic read with a shocking ending you will not see coming at all!  Books do not get much better than this!
(Gerard's review, 8/8/14,  5++ stars)

Karen's review (4 stars):
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica is a book that moves along quickly because of the way it unfolds.  Each chapter is written from a different character's perspective and it jumps back and forth between the present and the past, not revealing the big surprise until the very end.  (No cheating and looking ahead now!)  It is about a wealthy Judge's daughter who is kidnapped and falls in love with her kidnapper!  This is a very good read with interesting characters--read it and see if you like the kidnapper.  My husband liked him but I didn't.  I thought giving the cat an important part in this novel was a nice touch.       

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"Off the Leash--A Year at the Dog Park" by Matthew Gilbert

Off the Leash--a year at the dog park by Matthew Gilbert tells the true story of Matthew's outings with his dog, Toby, at a local dog park in Boston.  This book is as much about the owners as it is about their dogs.  I found pretty much all the stories that he told to be good.  This is a short book, just over 200 pages so a quick read.  I think any dog owner would enjoy it.
(Gerard's review, 4 stars)

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"Identity" by Ingrid Thoft

Identity by Ingrid Thoft is another in a series of Fina Ludlow books.  Fina is a private investigator.  In this book a very powerful rich man is identified as a sperm donor.  A few days later, he is found dead!  Fina sets out to find who and why this man was killed.  There is good action in this book with lots of suspects.  I tried to figure out along the way along with Fina who the killer was which kept me turning pages.  LOVED IT!  Well worth reading because Fina is a great character.
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

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Teaser Tuesdays: 3 This Week

Gerard's:

If I hadn't been so worried for Merle, the scene would have been comical:  a fifty-five-pound dog taking on a two-thousand-pound bison.  The bison promptly hooked at him again, brushing Merle's left hip with his horn, and then, having become annoyed at this gadfly, charged.

From page 78 of Merle's Door--Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote. (See my review posted Sunday.)

I can't believe you would even ask.  I'm not some science experiment, you know.

From page 25 of Identity by Ingrid Thoft.

Karen's:

I've been following her for the last few days.  I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works.

From page 39 of The Good Girl by Mary Kubica.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun!

Happy Reading!

Happy Reading!