After a busy summer training Sprocket, the service dog she has been raising, Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that Sprocket will soon leave for placement with someone who needs him,and awaiting the birth of the twins her mother is expecting. Includes essay on service dogs.Nicki's school year gets off to a rough start as she works on reconciling her two best friends, accepting that the service dog that she has been raising will soon be placed with someone who needs him, and awaiting the birth of her mother's twins.

Product Description: Everything she loved could so easily be lost.The end of World War II should have brought joy to Gwen Mullen. But on V-J Day, her worst fear is realized. As celebrating crowds gather in Times Square, a soldier appears on her doorstep to claim Mary, the baby abandoned to Gwen one year earlier...read more