When Sam finds a big black dog in her backyard, she wants to keep him but can't let her mother find out. Meanwhile, Stella wakes up in a strange room after having a stroke. She can't move and she can't talk, so how can she ask what happened to her dog? This is a story about a magical dog who changes Sam's life in ways she never could have dreamed.
Author description
Michelle Superle lives in British Columbia and teaches children's literature at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Millie Balance studied art in the Camberwell School of Art, London. She lived in Canada for many years and now lives in London. Her book, The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer, was the Winner of The ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award (for book best promoting protection of the environment) and was nominated for the Chocolate Lily Awards BC Reader's Choice 2008-2009.