Stay

By Bobbie Pyron

A girl in a shelter must reunite a lost dog with its family before it's too late.

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320 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Piper's world shifts when her family moves into a shelter, leaving her feeling lost and labeled. Amidst new challenges, she finds solace in friendships and a stray dog named Baby. When Baby's owner disappears, Piper must summon courage and trust her new allies to reunite them before Baby is gone forever. Can she overcome her fears and redefine what home truly means?

From the publisher

Fans of Pax and A Dog’s Way Home will love this heartwarming story of a girl living in a shelter and the homeless dog she’s determined to reunite with his family, now available in paperback.Piper’s life is turned upside down when her family moves into a shelter in a whole new city. She misses her house, her friends, and her privacy–and she hates being labeled the homeless girl at her new school.But while Hope House offers her new challenges, it also brings new friendships, like the girls in Firefly Girls Troop 423 and a sweet street dog named Baby. So when Baby’s person goes missing, Piper knows she has to help. But helping means finding the courage to trust herself and her new friends, no matter what anyone says about them–before Baby gets taken away for good. Told in alternating perspectives, this classic and heartfelt animal tale proclaims the importance of hope, the power of story, and the true meaning of home.

At a glance

Format
Pages: 320
Reading age: 8–12
Audience: Middle Grade
Lexile: 640L

Themes & topics

Books about friendship Books about dogs Books about homelessness Books about pets Books about family

For the grown-ups

The parent guide

What families may want to know

Every family reads differently. These are the concepts our editors noticed in this book — worth seeking out for some readers, worth knowing about for others. The list isn't exhaustive, but it's a spoiler-light head start.

LGBTQ

This book has a very subtle reference to a gay relationship in a minor character: “He and his husband.”

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