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Cindy Ojczyk

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in Chicago, IL USA

July 29

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Cindy Ojcyk is an award-winning writer, memorist, and lifelong pet foster whose work explores the emotional terrain of parenting, mental health, and the healing power of rescue animals. She uses storytelling to reveal the devotion we’ve shaped in pets as a mirror of the love and loyalty we long to give and receive.

Cindy lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota USA with her husband, a revolving cast of foster animals, and a few eccentric rescues who keep life interesting.

Her adult children, raised in a home full of fur, now tend to menageries of their own.

When Cindy is not writing or reading, she volunteers with animal and human welfare groups, tends to her little patch of native prairie, and walks in nature with whomever will accompany her.

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So much in this story was unbelievable when read by a modern woman. It made me thankful to live in our current times, even with all the strife. I was a bigger fan of the Glass Castle, but I enjoyed the storytelling and connection to that blockbuster.
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I had the opportunity to read this book as an early reader. My hopes is that every tween girl gets a chance to read it and to see how her ordinary self can become extraordinary with the support of a good friend and helpful adults. Advocacy is not jus ...more
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