Stella
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2021 · Est. 5 hour read

Stella

By McCall Hoyle, Camila Carrossine (Illustrator)

Part of the Best Friends Dog Tales series

A retired service dog must overcome fear to save a girl's life.

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176 pages· 35,613 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Stella, a retired service beagle, battles her fears after missing an explosive scent. Adopted by young Cloe, Stella discovers a new purpose when she detects a chemical change before Cloe's seizures. Can Stella prove her worth and save Cloe without being misunderstood? This heartwarming tale explores courage, redemption, and the power of second chances.

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An uplifting and poignant story about a former service beagle named Stella who must find the courage to overcome her fears and use her special nose to save a girl’s life. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her powerful beagle nose to sniff out dangerous chemicals and help her handler keep people safe. But during a routine security inspection, Stella misses the scent of an explosive. The sound of the blast is loud and scary. Unable to go back to work because of her anxiety, Stella is retired as a working dog. When a young girl named Cloe wants to adopt Stella, the beagle knows this is her last chance to prove her worth. But how? When Stella smells a strange chemical inside Cloe’s body, a scent that surges just before the girl has a seizure, Stella’s nose makes the connection. But how can Stella warn her new family without them thinking she’s having an anxiety attack? How can she convince others that she can be a new kind of service dog and hopefully save Cloe’s life? Even dogs deserve a second chance.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
176
Words
35,613
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
~781L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about courageBooks about disabilitiesBooks about dogsBooks about feelings and emotions
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5
F&P level
~S
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
512410
Publication
Published
September 6, 2022
First published
March 2, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781639930555

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