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Yearling Books, 2000-09-05

Trouble with Tuck: The Inspiring Story of a Dog Who Triumphs Against All Odds

Trouble with Tuck: The Inspiring Story of a Dog Who Triumphs Against All Odds

Theodore Taylor, Author

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9780440416968

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In this classic, inspiring story based on true events, a girl's loyal Labrador goes blind. Helping him cope becomes the focus of Helen's life. Together they fight the chain that holds him and threatens to break his spirit, until Helen comes up with a solution so new, so daring, there's no way it can fail.
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In this heartfelt story, a young girl faces the challenge of helping her beloved dog, Tuck, who is losing his sight. Through determination and compassion, she seeks a solution that allows Tuck to maintain his independence. This narrative explores themes of empathy, resilience, and the deep bond between humans and animals.

Keywords and Themes: Animals • Classics • Compassion • Courage • Determination • Disability • Dogs • Empathy • Friendship • Juvenile Fiction • Kindness • Love • Loyalty • Pets • Resilience • Responsibility • Social Themes

Readability • 4.8

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 128

Subjects • Dogs • Guide dogs

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Disability • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship • Juvenile Fiction | Classics

Available for the first time in a Yearling edition, the classic, inspiring story of a dog who triumphs against all odds, by the bestselling author of The Cay.

Helen adored her beautiful golden Labrador from the first moment he was placed in her arms, a squirming fat sausage of creamy yellow fur. As her best friend, Friar Tuck waited daily for Helen to come home from school and play. He guarded her through the long, scary hours of the dark night. Twice he even saved her life.

Now it's Helen's turn. No one can say exactly when Tuck began to go blind. Probably the light began to fail for him long before the alarming day when he raced after some cats and crashed through the screen door, apparently never seeing it. But from that day on, Tuck's trouble--and how to cope with it--becomes the focus of Helen's life. Together they fight the chain that holds him and threatens to break his spirit, until Helen comes up with a solution so new, so daring, there's no way it can fail.

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