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Green, Shari.
MISSING MIKE
 Pajama Press, 2018
IL 5-8
ISBN: 978-1772780451

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Eleven-year-old Cara Donovan is devastated when encroaching wildfires force her family to quickly evacuate their home before she can find her beloved one-eyed dog, Mike Wasowsky. With only her “just in case backpack” hastily stuffed with a few clothing items and two crossword puzzle books, Cara’s family narrowly escapes the fires. Temporarily relocated with a host family in a neighboring community, Cara befriends Jewel, the host family’s foster daughter, and enlists her help to find Mike. Cara is steadfast in her search; faced with so much loss, Cara can’t - and won’t - give up on Mike. Her perseverance and the people she encounters as she searches for Mike leads Cara to discover the importance of community and the true meaning of home.   (Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award 2019 - 2020)


SUBJECTS:   Forest fires -- Fiction.
                        Pet loss -- Fiction.
                        Wildfires -- Fiction.       

 
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