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    Hooper Finds a Family: A Hurricane Katrina Dog's Survival Tale
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    Hooper Finds a Family: A Hurricane Katrina Dog's Survival Tale

    By Jane Paley

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    Winner of the Christopher Award and Florida's Sunshine State Young Readers Award

    He's endearing. He's funny. He's a survivor.

    In this moving tale of adventure and triumph based on a true story, meet Hooper, the tenacious puppy who makes an incredible journey in search of home.

    Here comes Hooper, one plucky, spunky dog whose warm spirit and goofy personality are irresistible. Hooper tells his own dramatic rescue tale after being left homeless in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and taking a daring trip from New Orleans to New York to meet his new family.

    He tells of the terrifying force of Katrina, his trials in the shelter, and being the new dog on the block in a city far from home. As Hooper struggles to find his place, he learns to overcome his fear of water and faces down feisty squirrels as well as the resident bully and top dog in his new neighborhood.

    “A heartwarming story about moving forward after trauma and loss by making space for new loved ones and new possibilities.” —Kirkus

    “Paley fills her gentle first novel with engaging animal characters. Readers may be similarly moved to stand up to their fears.” —Publishers Weekly

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 28, 2011
    ISBN9780062084507
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    Hooper Finds a Family: A Hurricane Katrina Dog's Survival Tale
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    Jane Paley

    Jane Paley has enjoyed a career as a writer and independent documentary producer. She was director of community relations for ABC Television, and her ABC Notebook educational programs were awarded an Emmy and a National Education Association Award. As a partner in Paley-Price Productions, she wrote and produced numerous family-oriented programs for HBO, PBS, and Lucasfilm, among others. Paley is an assistant professor in the Division of Mass Communication at St. John's University in Queens, New York. She and Hooper are active participants in several animal-related services, including Labs4rescue, the organization that brought them together.

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    • 5/5
      Great
      I love ? Hooper,Larry, Brian, and Jane!
      Go Hooper, we love you!??
    • 4/5
      well the writer forgot dogs were color blind.
    • 3/5
      Jimmy was an unassuming little pup, at least in all the ways a little lab should be. Food and water were plentiful. Love was never in short supply. Treats...ah yes....treats were wonderfully delicious. Every day Momma would make him something delightful for breakfast, George would pat him on the head on his way out to work and the rest would take care of itself. Then one day, a storm came like no other. Momma and George had to hightail it out of there leaving Jimmy with a promise to return shortly...but shortly never came leaving this little fuzzy scared and alone as he struggled to survive. It wasn't simply a matter of being patient for his humans to come back home. The rising waters and dangerous winds wreaked havoc on one and all, just imagine being tiny and small in an outside world you only knew from your front yard! Scary... O-OThank goodness our little Jimmy was resourceful....yes, to put your mind at ease, he makes it. With the help of a little otter, he learns to work with the waters not against them. With the help of Mother Nature, he manages to be fed...and narrowly escape death a few dozen times. Eventually, with the help of man....he is rescued not once but THREE times. On his continuing journey he will make friends, learn from the hardened soul of another dog, find his voice....and maybe even a soul mate along the way. He will go from Jimmy to TJ to Hooper but no matter what his name, he will remind the sweet spirited pup dealt a hard hand by life that came out on top.In summary, a touching read and much more emotional than one might first perceive but a story that was meant to be shared. Recommended reading for young readers and beyond....though I do caution parents, little ones may need some reassurance along the way. What Hooper goes through is harsh and seeing anyone in such a bad situation can be hard let alone a small puppy....but it is REAL. Just be there to remind them things turn out okay and how they can help other pets reach their own happy endings. Happy reading!