Aloha Crossing: Volume 2 (Aloha Set) - Softcover

Pamela Bauer Mueller; Michael Hingson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0968509797 ISBN 13: 9780968509791

Publisher: Pinata Publishing (US), 2008

Synopsis

A year has passed since puppy raiser Diego handed Aloha's harness over to her blind partner Kimberly Louise.  Now Diego is traveling to Georgia to visit his beloved friend again! This heartwarming story follows the exciting cross-country adventures and moving scenarios of a diverse group of family and friends.  Although Aloha is a central figure in this intriguing story, she shares the stage with human actors who make this more than a tale about a blind woman and her guide dog.  Learning from the devoted Aloha's example, they discover they are capable of weathering any storm and triumphing over every setback.                             _________________________________________________ ""From the opening chapter where Aloha rescues Kimberly Louise from the wheels of an unseen car, through the consequences of a horrific storm and finally to the riveting last chapter, we identified with the unfolding relationship forged between a blind person and canine partner.  We thrilled as teenager Diego evolved from Aloha's puppy raiser to Miss Kimberly Louise's friend and eventually to hero.  With more than 65 years of guide dog partnership between us, we reveled in Kimberly Louise's joy in meeting Aloha, and their evolution as a team.  Pamela Bauer Mueller has provided the reader with an exciting and exuberant story about a blind woman, her guide dog and the youngster who raised her for a career of love and service.""  Ed and Toni Eames, authors of Partners in Independence: A Success Story of Dogs and the Disabled Sequel to Hello, Goodbye, I Love You: A 2004 IRA Children's Choice Selection Lexile 850L  Accelerated Reader Quiz #126304

About this title

About the Author

Pamela Bauer Mueller was raised in Oregon. She has worked as a flight attendant, commercial model and actress, English and Spanish teacher and a U.S. Customs Inspector. She now lives on Jekyll Island Georgia with her husband Michael and their cats Sukey Spice and Morgan Maurice.

Pamela's children and young adult books have awarded her the 2006/2008 and the 2009 Georgia Author of the Year titles, three Mom's Choice and Children's Choice gold medals, the Independent Publisher Gold Book awards and other national awards with Writer's Digest and ForeWord magazines. In her sixth historical novel, she introduces us to two female Civil War spies, Antonia Ford and Pauline Cushman, and their true stories of deep patriotism, deception and duplicity.

From the Back Cover

A year has passed since puppy raiser Diego handed Aloha's harness over to her blind partner Kimberly Louise. Now Diego is traveling to Georgia to visit his beloved friend again!

This heartwarming story follows the exciting cross-country adventures and moving scenarios of a diverse group of family and friends. Although Aloha is a central figure in this intriguing story, she shares the stage with human actors who make this more than a tale about a blind woman and her guide dog. Learning from the devoted Aloha's example, they discover they are capable of weathering any storm and triumphing over every setback.

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"From the opening chapter where Aloha rescues Kimberly Louise from
the wheels of an unseen car, through the consequences of a horrific storm and finally to the riveting last chapter, we identified with the unfolding relationship forged between a blind person and canine partner. We thrilled as teenager Diego evolved from Aloha's puppy raiser to Miss Kimberly Louise's friend and eventually to hero. With more than 65 years of guide dog partnership between us, we reveled in Kimberly Louise's joy in meeting Aloha, and their evolution as a team. Pamela Bauer Mueller has provided the reader with an exciting and exuberant story about a blind woman, her guide dog and the youngster who raised her for a career of love and service."

Ed and Toni Eames, authors of Partners in Independence: A Success Story of Dogs and the Disabled

Sequel to Hello, Goodbye, I Love You: A 2004 IRA/CBC Children's Choice Selection

Edition details

• Publisher: Pinata Publishing (US)
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0968509797
• ISBN 13: 9780968509791
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176