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Sable (Redfeather Chapter Book)

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The girl has a friend that she cannot keep because it is getting into trouble. Karen Hesse writes about a girl who has a problem with love.

Sable. . . What a great book. Sable is about a young girl named Tate, and she has wanted a dog since she could ever say the word dog. Then all of a sudden early one day while she was washing dishes for her mom a dog came prancing up the driveway . . . except for one little thing . . . her mom is TERRIFIED of dogs. You see when Tate's mom was about her age a dog nearly tore her hand off. So Tate fed sable, made a bed, braided a collar of string around her neck, and she was fine for a while any way.
The lesson I learned from this story is always take care of your animals, and they will always love you, and always want you. I would have to say that my favorite part in this book was when Tate found Sable out on the front porch of her house. You should probably read this book if you absolutely love dogs, and if you don't. . Keep it to yourself.

I would like to recomend the book Sable to anyone who beleives in faith. A young girl named Tate Marshal gave up all hope of ever getting a dog. Tate's mother was terifyed of dogs since she had been tor up by a dog when she was young. One day a raggety old dog came to Tate.Tate named her Sable. If you want to figure out what happens you will have to read the rest of the book.

Karen Heese followes in the footsteps of Phillis Renolds Naylor with this girl-and-her-dog tale showing us just what friendship means when a girl and a dog unite and would do almost anything to keep that friendship. The only downgrade was the pictures. It would have been much better to let the reader invison it themself.

Sable is a story of a young girl who yearns for a dog of her own. Mam has always been against having a dog, but one day Tate's wish comes true when a stray dog appears on her front porch hungry and unkept. Pap allows her to feed and water the dog. Tate even made a bed for her out in Pap's workshop. Tate could not understand why Mam was so against her keeping such a loving dog. They quickly became great friends. Unfortunately, Sable began to wander and cause trouble in the neighborhood and Mam and Pap decide its time to find a better home for Sable. Tate is left heartbroken and alone. The question is how does her heart get mended... Guess you'll just have to read the book to find out.

Karen Hesse does a wonderful job describing a young girl and how her she deals with the conflicts of wanting to follow in her father's footsteps and wanting a dog to call her own. Any child that has ever wanted a dog will surely be able to appreciate this story. I know my two children enoyed reading it.

By Kerri J. Busteed
Author of Will's First HuntWill's First Hunt