Alison Smith

Angus, a young sea monster, is blown off course by an ocean storm and becomes trapped in a Scottish loch, where he is discovered by Fiona and her dog, James.

A true account of grief and secret love: the tale, through fifteen-year-old eyes, of a family clinging to the memory of a lost child, and a young woman struggling to define herself in the wake of his loss. As children, siblings Alison and Roy were so close that their mother called them by one name: Alroy. But on a cool summer morning when Alison was fifteen, she woke to learn that Roy, eighteen, was dead. This is Smith's account of the impact of that...

A guide for new puppy owners, arranged week-by-week, that considers the many steps that must be taken to raise a well-adjusted, healthy dog.