Rika's Shepherd
Rika's Shepherd
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Rika's Shepherd

Written and illustrated by Orysia Dawydiak
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9 - 12
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Feb 1, 2019
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Rika is a happy, energetic girl in control of her life and her small flock of sheep and helping her father run their farm and household since her mother died six years earlier. The one thing that would make life even more perfect would be a Border collie pup she could train to herd the sheep. But her tidy life begins to unravel with the discovery of a deadly coyote attack on her flock. With the help of a young veterinarian, and an eccentric breeder of guard dogs, Rika takes on more responsibilities. She encounters challenges which reveal that she has not coped well with the death of her mother, especially when her father and the veterinarian become romantically entangled. Rika is further demoralized when she fails to train a guard dog pup and must return him to the breeder. When the valuable and beloved older dog who guards her sheep is gravely injured because of her poor judgment, Rika slips into a depression. When Rika starts to get better, she takes stock of her blessings, and begins to deal with the changes that are imposed on her. She makes amends with her future stepmother, and the injured dog, now recovered, is returned to her care.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781773660011
    Publication Date
    February 1, 2019
    Publisher
    Acorn Publishing
    Page Count
    96
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years

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