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The Critters of Mossy Creek (Thorndike Clean Reads)

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There is nothing like the bond between pet and owner. "Critters of Mossy Creek" is a collaborative novel following the quiet southern town of Mossy Creek. This is a touching story written by pet lovers for pet lovers. For anyone who enjoys small town charm and their animal companions, "Critters of Mossy Creek" will prove an ideal read.

"Critters of Mossy Creek" is book 7 in the Mossy Creek Hometown series. It is a collection of 23 short stories from the Mossy Creek residents about their pets. Mossy Creek is a small, eclectic town in Georgia, not your typical southern town. Residents vary from the Governor's family to a retired Army General to generational old family farms to immigrant families to the new townsmen, where new means not being not born in the county. Cats, dogs, a "killer" rabbit, koi, and an Amazon parrot are all featured in these sometimes inspirational, sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, and always full of humor stories.

The Mossy Creek stories are written by different authors. "The Critters" stories are written by Deborah Smith, Debra Dixon, Sandra Chastain, and Martha Shields Crockett. Each story is from a specific town resident and involves a pet, either the resident's own, or someone else in the story. Each story is unique. There are cat lovers, and dog lovers, and some that don't want pets, and some with a menagerie of pets. Some stories are in several parts, mixed in with the other stories that give in a chronological feel.

I laughed at some, had tears at one, and thoroughly enjoyed these stories. This is the second book I have read of the Mossy Creek series. I might not want to live there, since there really is no privacy is a very small town, but I really enjoy the characters and the interactions between them. Warning - I am a pet owner and have had cats, dogs, and parrots, so I might be biased. The characters, the plots, the humor, the emotion, and the consistency between the stories make this book a delightful and quick read.

THE CRITTERS OF MOSSY CREEK by Deborah Smith, Debra Dixon, Sandra Chastain and Martha Crockett is a fiction set in Mossy Creek,GA. It is a collection of stories written by different authors who bring their unique style of writing of each story.It is about the residents of Mossy Creek and their pets. It is well written. It has pets, small town charm, humor, emotion and all the stories come together to make the book interesting. It is an interesting and delightful book, especially if you enjoy pets, humor and emotion.
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I've read all seven of the Mossy Creek Series and they are fabulous. I'm either crying or laughing and sometimes both. But I must tell you that this one effected me most of all. It will do the same to all you animal lovers out there. I cried and cried and cried when I got to the end of this one. All I have to say is.... it better not be the last of the series!!!!!

The Creekites of Mossy Creek, Georgia love their small town, but even more so their beloved pets. Some of the animals are the significant others of humans even married couples. The Naked Bean coffee and bakery shop owner Jayne adopts a Cairn terrier as her mouser to hunt mice when Emma the cat proves to be a watcher only. An elderly canine escorts an orphaned newborn dog to a child. The Widow Peggy tries to find the jewel thief using a cam only to find insider feline thievery. Pets even lower blood pressure by a human adopting a mom and her kitten. There are others who bring joy to the residents such as the Parrot who sings and dances (if Ed Sullivan was alive) and then there are humans who bring nurturing and love to animals like the Eagle Scout who saved ironically the eagle. This is just another moment in the human-animal love affair of Mossy Creek that adds to why the small town of 1700 is special; if you don't believe me, ask Mayor Ida Hamilton or better yet read the books for a slice of rural southern life.

Similar in tone as the previous Mossy Creek anecdotal tales, CRITTERS OF MOSSY CREEK focuses on the human-animal relationships of the residents as the people get more from the unrequited love and loyalty of their pets. Fans of the saga and pet lovers will fully appreciate the latest entry as all is well in Mossy Creek for a large part due to the animal population.

Harriet Klausner

The Critters of Mossy Creek

Critters of Mossy Creek" is book 7 in the Mossy Creek Hometown series. It is a collection of 23 short stories from the Mossy Creek residents about their pets. Mossy Creek is a small, eclectic town in Georgia, not your typical southern town. Residents vary from the Governor's family to a retired Army General to generational old family farms to immigrant families to the new townsmen, where new means not being not born in the county. Cats, dogs, a "killer" rabbit, and an Amazon parrot are all featured in these sometimes inspirational, sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, and always full of humor stories.

I am not an animal lover of any kind so this was just a partial read for me.

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A beautiful devotional book for women written by local author Paula McDaniel. Short and to the point with titles as "The Snoopy Pizza", "Mom Power", "Homeless Puppies", "Who Let The Dog Out", and "One Nation Under God". Great for use at meeting or for personal devotions.