A unique masterpiece about loss, love, and the world’s best bad dog, from award winner Leslie Connor, author of the National Book Award finalist The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle.
A Home for Goddesses and Dogs is an uplifting middle-grade novel about recovery featuring strong female characters, an adorable dog, and the girl who comes to love him.
A Home for Goddesses and Dogs
Written by Leslie Connor
Publisher’s Synopsis: A unique masterpiece about loss, love, and the world’s best bad dog, from award winner Leslie Connor, author of the National Book Award finalist The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle.
This novel sings about loss and love and finding joy in new friendships and a loving family, along with the world’s best bad dog. An uplifting 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 Lydia when she uproots to a Connecticut farm to live with her aunt following her mother’s death.
Aunt Brat and her jovial wife, Eileen, and their ancient live-in landlord, Elloroy, are welcoming—and a little quirky. Lydia’s struggle for a sense of belonging in her new family is highlighted when the women adopt a 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 is mistrustful and slinky. He pees in the house, escapes into the woods, and barks at things unseen. His new owners begin to guess about his unknown past.
Meanwhile, Lydia doesn’t want to be difficult—and she does not mean to keep secrets—but there are things she’s not telling…
Like why the box of “paper stuff” she keeps under her bed is so important…
And why that hole in the wall behind a poster in her room is getting bigger…
And why something she took from the big yellow dog just might be the key to unraveling his mysterious past—but at what cost?
Ages 10+ | Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books | February 25, 2020 | ISBN-13: 978-0062796783
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About the Author
Leslie Connor is the author of several award-winning books for children, including two ALA Schneider Family Book Award winners, Waiting for Normal and The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, which was also selected as a National Book Award finalist. Her other books include All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Crunch, and The Things You Kiss Goodbye. She lives in the Connecticut woods with her family and three rescue dogs. You can visit her online at www.leslieconnor.com.
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39 Comments
My youngest grandson loves animals & books. This would be a book he’d enjoy.
I am a goddess and a dog lover!
What a terrific sounding story. I think I know a little bit about the world’s best bad dogs. I have two of them at home. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of this book.
I have two adorable grandkids, who are 9 and 11, and they would love this book!
I thought I had the best bad dogs!
Lol!
My older daughter only reads books about dogs. She loves anything dog related. So, I would love to give her this book for her birthday next month.
I just started reading an ARC of this book, and Lydia already has my heart! I teach 3rd grade, and would love to share a copy with my students who love dogs! I love stories about quirky families, especially the families that we make!
Isn’t it a wonderful story! Dog lovers and members of quirky families unite!
Lovely cover. I love books!
I like both books and dogs. I would love to win this for my grandchildren that spend a lot of time with me and also love my dogs.
She had me at dog….love animal stories.
What a treasure this book is. My granddaughters love dogs and have a rescue dog named Bogie who is a sweetheart. They are avid readers and this would be their birthday gift as both have March birthdays.
Love dogs and books. thanks
I’m a book and dog lover! I’d love to win so I could read to my granddaughter!
My daughter is a dog lover and book lover and particularly loves books that feature dogs! This one looks great!
This book would go to my great niece Zadaya. When she was born mommy already had a little dog called prince. He was mommy’s!! When Zay showed up he decided she was his. So this books sounds like something you would love
dog lover
I love the description. It sounds inspiring. And dogs are so pure.
My daughter is a dog lover and a major book lover!
My niece would love this book, yes she is a dog lover and recently welcomed a new dog into their home.
Love dogs!
Both! All animals really and pretty much all books too! 🙂
I’d love to win. I have a 6th grade daughter who loves dogs and books. I think she’d enjoy this one.
I am a Leslie Connor fan – she qrites books with depth that kids love to read. And who doesn’t love a book about a bad dog?
I love dogs, books and kids, especially my nieces who would love this book.
I love dogs and love to share my books.
I am a dog lover and a book lover. I would love to win this for my niece.
We love dogs and have 2 right now. My grandson would love to read this book with me.
I am both a book lover and a dog lover.
Our family is made up of book lovers and animal lovers, especially rescued dogs.
I’m a book lover and a dog lover. We have five dogs and I’m pretty sure one of them is the world’s best bad dog. Her name is Cora and she is incorrigible.
I am excited to win this because I am a dog lover and a book lover. Most of all, I am a Leslie Connor fan! I would love to win this for my granddaughter and introduce her to this author.
I am both a book lover and a dog lover. This looks like a wonderful read for sure.
Our whole family is both book lovers and dog lovers.
That sounds like a great book, thank you for the review and chance to win it!
I’m a dog and a book lover. This sounds like cute book.
Thanks very much from me and both of my best bad dogs.
Congrats! You are welcome!