Kimmy's dog Bo disappeared two years ago. When she finds a photo in a magazine that looks just like him, she begs her parents to take her to see if that dog in the magazine really is Bo. Her parents can't take time away from their dairy farm, but Kimmy's Aunt Skylar decides to take Kimmy on a road trip with a stop at the place where Bo might be living.
The road trip gets longer and longer, with various stops and adventures along the way, and with extra people joining it along the way. Kimmy does finally find the dog from the magazine. I won't spoil the book by telling you whether the dog is Bo or not.
Kimmy was born with one full arm and hand, and one "little arm" that ends just below her elbow. Over the course of the book, she learns that not all strangers stare, not all people who stare are being intentionally rude, and not everyone thinks that her "little arm" makes her a freak. Most importantly, she learns the power of the forgiveness, and that you can forgive people whether or not they apologize to you.
This is Christian fiction of the best kind, with characters who strive to live out their faith and act according to what the Bible teaches. They read the Bible and they attend church, too.
I plan to have my elementary literature class at our homeschool co-op read this book this year. It's so good!
If This was a Movie, I Would Rate It: G. A good, wholesome, heartwarming story.
This has been my 18th book read from my TBR shelves for the 2024 Mount TBR Reading Challenge.
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