![]() ![]() ![]() But one fateful day Stella fails to find a bomb that explodes, killing Connie and leaving Stella traumatized.Īs the novel begins, Stella is living with a foster parent and struggling to understand what has happened to take Connie away from her. They worked as a team at the airport, where Stella’s job was to sniff out bombs and other dangerous items. Stella is a beagle who lived a happy and fulfilled life with her beloved handler Connie. ![]() I thought about Maisy as I read Stella, McCall Hoyle’s first book for middle schoolers. She often retreated to the security of her crate, looking sad and confused. She wasn’t sure where she should sit, or how to let someone know that she needed to go outside to ‘squat.’ Going in and out of doors spooked her, and she was hesitant around new people. She is a sweet girl and wanted to be good but didn’t know exactly what was expected of her. When my son and his wife brought her home, she was fearful of everything. My new granddog Maisy spent the first six months of her life in an animal shelter. ![]()
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