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Sunday, June 5, 2022

PAWS: Gabby Gets It Together, by Nathan Fairbairn and Michele Assarasakorn. Razorbill, Penguin Random House. 2022. $17.99 ages 8 and up


"You KNOW I'm going to need to come 
with you to meet your clients and make 
sure they're safe and ... 

What? Not going to KIDNAP me or 
something? 

Well, YEAH! 

Oh, come ON, Dad ... "

This is for those kids who are fans of graphic novels that deal with friendship, animals, entrepreneurship, and finding a way to work together. 

Three best friends who, for a variety of reasons, cannot have a pet of their own, try to find a way to have contact with those animals they so love. Initially, they make a list of four things they might try; all prove impossible. When they meet the owner of a dog they love in their neighborhood and then meet Pickles herself, they are asked if they would be interested in walking Pickles every day after school. They jump at the chance. 

The three could not be more different in almost every way. Their personalities, their chosen out-of-school activities, and their family life have little in common. They all love animals and they are keen to find something they can do to make sure they have that daily contact. So, they decide they will hire themselves out as dog walkers. PAWS (Pretty Awesome Walkers) is born. It turns out there a number of people who could use their help, and soon they have enough clients to keep them busy - in fact, too busy at times. 

Running their business is not as easy as they thought it might be. Arguments are constant. That fighting leads to a big problem with the dogs. Will they find common ground? Can they save their business? What about their friendship?  

I think this may be the awesome beginning for a brand-new series!?!

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