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Glory Be

by Jamie Sumner Publisher: ATHENEUM BOOKS

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A missing dog leads to family questions

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A missing dog leads to family questions

Glory’s search for Roux unfolds across New Orleans alongside growing uncertainty about her father’s role in the dog’s disappearance. The illustrated novel in verse links that immediate search with Glory’s discoveries about her city and herself, bringing questions of family loyalty and letting go into the story. Its child-centered premise keeps the focus on both the bond between a girl and her dog and the trouble affecting her family.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in stories about dogs and family relationships.
  • Readers who enjoy illustrated novels in verse.
  • Young readers drawn to stories set around a search through New Orleans.

Themes

The bond between a child and a dogFamily trouble and trustLove, loyalty, and letting goSelf-discovery and place

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Book overview

A girl searches for her lost dog and truths about her family in this heartwarming, poignant illustrated novel in verse "[s]eeded with love and hope" (School Library Journal) from Jamie Sumner, the acclaimed author of Roll with It.

Disappeared. Vanished. Vamoosed.

Glory has the best dog in the world. Roux wags his tail so hard his whole round little body shakes. He touches his nose to hers like E.T. phoning home. Roux is always there for her--but now he's gone. And Glory is worried her daddy had something to do with it.

Daddy's been getting into trouble since the day Glory was born. Now it's worse than worse. As she searches all over New Orleans for her lost pup, Glory discovers some things about her city and herself. Enough to make her wonder: How do you know when to hang on to the ones you love...and when to let go?
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