Aloha Crossing

by Pamela Bauer Mueller, Michael Hingson (Foreword)

A year has passed since puppy raiser Diego handed Aloha’s harness over to her blind partner Kimberly Louise. Now Diego is traveling to Georgia to visit his beloved friend again! This heartwarming story follows the exciting cross-country adventures and moving scenarios of a diverse group of family and friends. Although Aloha is a central figure in this intriguing story, she shares the stage with human actors who make this more than a tale about a blind woman and her guide dog. Learning from the devoted Aloha’s example, they discover they are capable of weathering any storm and triumphing over every setback. _________________________________________________ “From the opening chapter where Aloha rescues Kimberly Louise from the wheels of an unseen car, through the consequences of a horrific storm and finally to the riveting last chapter, we identified with the unfolding relationship forged between a blind person and canine partner. We thrilled as teenager Diego evolved from Aloha's puppy raiser to Miss Kimberly Louise's friend and eventually to hero. With more than 65 years of guide dog partnership between us, we reveled in Kimberly Louise’s joy in meeting Aloha, and their evolution as a team. Pamela Bauer Mueller has provided the reader with an exciting and exuberant story about a blind woman, her guide dog and the youngster who raised her for a career of love and service.” Ed and Toni Eames, authors of Partners in A Success Story of Dogs and the Disabled Sequel to Hello, Goodbye, I Love A 2004 IRA Children’s Choice Selection

Genres: Childrens

163 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 30, 2008

About the author

Pamela Bauer Mueller was raised in Oregon. She has worked as a flight attendant, commercial model and actress, English and Spanish teacher and a U.S. Customs Inspector. She now lives on Jekyll Island Georgia with her husband Michael and their cat Morgan Maurice.

Pamela's children and young adult books have awarded her numerous awards, including the 2006/2008 and the 2009 Georgia Author of the Year titles, three Mom's Choice and Children’s Choice gold medals, the Independent Publisher Gold Book awards and other national awards with Writer's Digest and ForeWord magazines. In her seventh historical novel, she recounts the life story of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, an unintended and inadvertent participant in the Lincoln assassination story.

Reviews

[Stephanie Pieck · Rating 3 out of 5]

This novel continues the story of Aloha, a yello Lab guide do trained by Guide Dogs for the Blind. She's now living and working with her new partner, Kimberly Louise, on an island off the coast of Georgia. The team has been together almost a year, and Aloha's puppy raiser, Diego, comes for a summer visit.
The book nicely captures the bond and working relationship between a guide dog and the blind person who is partnered with them. At times, the plot felt a little overwrought, as if the author had to put as much excitement and danger in as possible.
This probably makes for good fiction, but it sometimes felt like there was too much to be believable.
Aside from that minor quibble, though, this book is recommended for anyone who wanted to know how things turned out after meetin Aloha for the first time in "Hello, Goodbye, I Love You".

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Aloha Crossing" is a nice follow-up novel to "Hello, Goodbye, I Love You." Once you meet Aloha in the first book, you want to continue to follow along with the guide dog's life. This story shares the impact Aloha has on the lives of Diego, the boy who trained her, and Kimberly Louise, the blind woman who counts on the dog for independence and companionship. The book also serves as a guide for understanding the challenges blind people face and offers an example of how to overcome some of life's unexpected difficulties.

[Alonzo]

I hope to see that its really exciting and action packed like thunder dog