Books with title The Year of the Dog

[Read by Susan Boyce] From author Ann Garvin comes a touching and humorous look at friendship, loss, love, and learning to live. Dr. Lucy Peterman was not built for a messy life. A well-respected surgeon whose patients rely on her warmth, compassion, and fierce support, Lucy has always worked hard and trusted in the system. She's not the sort of person who ends up in a twelve-step program after being caught stealing supplies from her hospital. But that was Lucy before the accident - before her husband and unborn baby were ripped away from her in an instant, before her future felt like a broken promise. Caught red-handed in a senseless act that kept her demons at bay, she's faced with a choice: get some help or lose her medical license. Now she's reluctantly sharing her deepest fears with a bunch of strangers, avoiding her loneliness by befriending a troubled girl, pinning her hopes on her husband's last gift, and getting involved with a rugged cop from her past. It's only when she is adopted by a stray mutt and moves her group to the dog park that she begins to truly bond with the ragtag dog-loving addicts - and discovers that a chaotic, unplanned life might be the sweetest of all.

[Read by Susan Boyce] From author Ann Garvin comes a touching and humorous look at friendship, loss, love, and learning to live. Dr. Lucy Peterman was not built for a messy life. A well-respected surgeon whose patients rely on her warmth, compassion, and fierce support, Lucy has always worked hard and trusted in the system. She's not the sort of person who ends up in a twelve-step program after being caught stealing supplies from her hospital. But that was Lucy before the accident - before her husband and unborn baby were ripped away from her in an instant, before her future felt like a broken promise. Caught red-handed in a senseless act that kept her demons at bay, she's faced with a choice: get some help or lose her medical license. Now she's reluctantly sharing her deepest fears with a bunch of strangers, avoiding her loneliness by befriending a troubled girl, pinning her hopes on her husband's last gift, and getting involved with a rugged cop from her past. It's only when she is adopted by a stray mutt and moves her group to the dog park that she begins to truly bond with the ragtag dog-loving addicts - and discovers that a chaotic, unplanned life might be the sweetest of all.

Dr. Lucy Peterman was not built for a messy life. Awell-respected surgeon whose patients rely on her warmth, compassion, andfierce support, Lucy has always worked hard and trusted in the system. She'snot the sort of person who ends up in a twelve-step program after being caughtstealing supplies from her hospital.But that was Lucy before the accident-before her husband andunborn baby were ripped away from her in an instant, before her future feltlike a broken promise. Caught red-handed in a senseless act that kept herdemons at bay, she's faced with a choice: get some help or lose her medicallicense.Now she's reluctantly sharing her deepest fears with a bunchof strangers, avoiding her loneliness by befriending a troubled girl, pinningher hopes on her husband's last gift, and getting involved with a rugged copfrom her past. It's only when she is adopted by a stray mutt and moves hergroup to the dog park that she begins to truly bond with the ragtag dog-lovingaddicts-and discovers that a chaotic, unplanned life might be the sweetest ofall.

It's the Chinese New Year, and Pacy and her family in New York are preparing a delicious dinner in celebration. When Pacy asks about the Year of the Dog, her mom says it's a lucky year, and will be a good one for making new friends.Pacy and her two sisters, Lissy and Ki-Ki, all go to the same school. But they're the only Asian-American students. Then one day Melody arrives. She's an Asian-American too, and they become friends, bonding over their shared love of yummy Chinese food. As the year progresses, Pacy's luck holds strong as she overcomes the many challenges grade-school-aged children face.Of her charming book, which seamlessly blends contemporary American and traditional Chinese cultures, author Grace Lin says, "I wrote it because this was the book I wished I had growing up." Young listeners from any background will find a lot to love about this audiobook.