We are so excited to tell you more about Avery the Dogless Orphan and the Interdimensional Stray by Prim Pawn. This zany speculative has just a hint of science fiction – and lots of dogs. Here’s the back cover blurb:
All orphan Avery wants is a dog of her own…
…but her strict stand-in-mom Aunt Laurel absolutely forbids it with ridiculous excuse (dogs drool) after ridiculous excuse (dogs shed). Everything changes the summer before sixth grade. Avery and Aunt Laurel travel to Beaver Island, Lake Michigan—a place Avery’s only heard about in her aunt’s old nursery rhyme. The poem warns of mysterious Scorned Sliders who travel from a different dimension to wreak havoc on the island’s dogs.
But that’s just a silly story. Right?
When Avery finds a scruffy terrier hurt and abandoned at the island’s lighthouse, she jumps to his rescue. But the animal patrol officer he’s fleeing from has a chilling resemblance to the interdimensional villain from Aunt Laurel’s poem.
As Avery uncovers secrets about her past and a sinister plot against dogkind, she must decide where her loyalties lie. Should she break Aunt Laurel’s rules and save the canine species? Or is she doomed to a life as a dogless orphan?
Meet the Author
Prim Pawn has crafted a fun adventure that pits dogs against interdimensional evil, and the orphan girl who will do anything to help. This zany dimension-bending tale is filled with adventure, danger, and lots of dogs. Plus, Avery learns where her true loyalties lie.
We want you to get to know Prim Pawn a bit better. Here’s a video where she introduces herself and gives you a feel for what Avery the Dogless Orphan and the Interdimensional Stray holds.
PDF Activity Sheet
In this story, Avery’s Aunt Laurel is famous for her delicious canine cookies that she sells. As she explains to Avery, cooking is a great example of how anyone can manipulate matter. For this PDF activity page, you can try your hand at manipulating matter too. Click here to download the PDF Aunt Laurel’s Famous Canine Cookies instructions.
We love a fun middle grade story that moves in twists and turns and uncovers just the right amount of information for the protagonist to save the day. In this case – Avery gets to try and save dogkind.
You’ll love this fun adventure!