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| Willa's Poppy | 
 enlarge | Author: Chester Aaron
Publisher: Zumaya Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2131294
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 166
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1554102820
EAN: 9781554102822
ASIN: 1554102820
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
Release Date: September 16, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Willas fondest dream is to own a bloodhound, and she wants it badly enough shes even willing to get As in school to get it. When Poppy enters her world on Willas twelfth birthday, it seems as if shes died and gone to heaven. True to her word, she works hard to train Poppy as a tracker, and Poppy proves to have a very special knack, even for a bloodhound. Then danger intrudes into Willas happiness. She and her baby brother are carjacked, and their lives hang by a thread. Will Poppys talented nose?and Willas courage?be enough to save them?
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 Heart-warming insight into a young girls struggle with self-worth June 22, 2006
Reviewed by Cindy Lynn Jacobs for Reader Reviews (6/06)
Willa considers herself fat and ugly compared to her sister. She is also struggling in school. In effort to encourage her academically, her parents agree to allow her to adopt a puppy for her 14th birthday if her grades improve. When her birthday arrives, her excellent grades win her the prize. She adopts Poppy, a deserted bloodhound pup.
Throughout the book, young Willa struggles with her own self-worth. One of her diary entries prior to owning Poppy reads: "I feel this whole worlds a sad bad horrible place to live in ... kids burp or wors in my face. im scared and that Bloodhound in the photo looked exactly the way I feel ... I know Bloodhound and me would cheer each other up. Each of us would understand the other."
By training and caring for Poppy, however, she builds self-confidence and life begins to change. Then Willa and her baby brother are taken captive by a convicted murderer. She taps into her new-found inner strength that helps sustain both their lives. In addition to this, Poppy utilizes her natural-born hunting instincts to help rescue the two missing children.
This book is written in third person, with Willa's diary entries scattered throughout. Newspaper clippings offer another dimension to the story, offering hints of impending danger. These elements combined do not make the reading confusing. In fact, it enhances the story while enabling readers to follow Willa's progression academically and emotionally.
This is a great book for young girls who may be struggling to find their own self-worth. They can relate to Willa on different levels and rejoice with her in the end.
 exciting adventures of a girl and her puppy as they grow November 2, 2005
Willa's Poppy is a 166-page young adult, thriller-adventure with a hero-element in a subtle theme of rising above challenges and making a difference in the world. Animal lovers, rescue shelter workers and all readers from 8-18 will adore Poppy's adventures. Because the author also gives insight into an adult's life through their feelings and experiences with their careers, this book may serve as a tool to bring understanding and awareness in families.
Willa's Poppy is about the exciting adventures of a girl and her puppy as they grow to maturity. Willa, a young teenager, struggled in school. Her desires for a bloodhound dog enabled her to earn the pet through better grades. Always a bit of a loner with only one true friend, Willa easily took to training and befriending the rescued puppy. Bonding with her beloved Poppy brings Willa out of her shell where she blooms into a bright flower. The family has subtle difficulties, but the entire family comes together when Poppy locates a missing child and rescues both Willa and her baby brother, from a dangerous criminal.
Author of 5 other books, WWII veteran, farmer and garlic specialist Chester Aaron creates a wonderful, heart-warming story in which the hero is Willa's dog - Poppy. The only noticeable negative point is the poor quality of the front cover design. Otherwise, I heartily recommend this book.
ISBN#: 1-55410-282-0
Author: Chester Aaron
Publisher: Zumaya Publications.
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