“Students love that the story is from the dog's point of view. They are very curious about the use of service dogs to help veterans suffering from PTSD. Students agree that the story has many sad parts, but ultimately it is about facing the painful experiences in life and being willing to accept help from others.”
Debbie Condry, librarian at McConnell Elementary
A Dog Like Daisy by Kristen O’Donnell Tubb is the Hamilton book of the week nominated by Debbie Condry, the librarian at McConnell Elementary. Tubb is a Tennessee author and visited McConnell Elementary’s fourth and fifth-grade students last November! A Dog Like Daisy is a sweet, age-appropriate novel for young students, told from the humorous, thoughtful perspective of a rescued pit bull as she trains to be a service dog for an injured veteran and his family. Daisy struggles with wanting to be able to protect her new family and the fear of failing and being abandoned-again. A Dog Like Daisy teaches kids about loss, love, and perseverance.
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Max meets A Dog Called Homeless in this sweet and poignant middle-grade novel told from the humorous, thoughtful perspective of a rescued pit bull as she trains to be a service dog for an injured veteran and his family. Daisy has only ten weeks to prove her usefulness or else be sent back to the pound. If she goes back, who will protect Colonel Victor from his PTSD attacks or save the smaller human, Micah, from those infernal ear muzzles he calls earphones? What if no one ever adopts her again? Determined to become the elite protector the colonel needs, Daisy vows to ace the service dog test. She’ll accept the ridiculous leash and learn to sit, heel, shake, even “do your business” on command. But Daisy must first learn how to face her fears from the past or risk losing another family.
Hamilton Book of the Week seeks to move Hamilton County Schools closer to district goals found in the Future Ready 2023 action plan. We hope to encourage kids to read more books for fun by sharing books popular at area schools.
Goals addressed by more students reading include:
• Reading improvement will increase the number of students on-track or mastering English language arts
• Improve the district ACT score to a district average of 21
• Reach the target goal of a 90 percent graduation rate by 2023
Photo: right (L to R) Author Kristin O’Donnell Tubb and Debbie Condry, librarian at McConnell Elementary.