Gem

Rescue Dogs #4

by Jane B. Mason, Sarah Hines Stephens

Action and adventure with high stakes and a happy ending -- and dogs!

Gem is a golden retriever puppy who loves to dig. She gets adopted out to a handful of would-be forever families, but no matter how much she wants to please her new people, she can't keep herself from digging up the roses...and the lawn...and the couch cushions...anything that's remotely diggable. Over and over she is returned to the shelter, unwanted and heartbroken.

The folks at the Sterling Center recognize Gem's flaw as an asset. A dog this driven could really shine in a disaster! But soon after she arrives at the training facility, Gem gets sick...really sick. Will she recover and stay healthy enough to save lives?

Genres: Dogs

304 pages, Paperback

Published January 5, 2021

About the author

Jane B. Mason grew up in a large family in northern Minnesota. She has written books for kids of all ages under many names and on many subjects, among them ghosts, Jedi, detective duos, princesses, twins, mean girls, and slam books.

Jane has lived in the midwest and on both coasts, but appears to have settled in Oakland, California, and writes almost every day at either a friend's dining room table or a little studio in her back yard, where she has a purple loveseat, a whole lotta books, and an odd selection of trinkets she has unwittingly been collecting since she was a child.

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awww, man, these children's dog books get you right in the feels. Kids will come for the dog on the cover and the excitement, but there's also some good stuff about dealing with grief and loss.

[Ms. Yingling · Rating 3 out of 5]

Library copy

[Keeley McJunkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful series is a window into the lives of search and rescue trainers, handlers, and dogs. I really enjoyed each and every dog’s rescue story of their own.