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Know the Author - Sarah Lean

Sarah Lean Sarah Lean Sarah Lean’ first book, A Dog Called Homeless published in 2012 was sold over 15,000 copies. The book has won Schneider Family Book Award for Middle School Books in 2013. In 2014, Lean was the chosen author for World Book Day, 2014. Her books are "inspiring" and "touching"and good for the teenagers. When I went through her website, I found her as an adventure loving person, who loves being in nature and animals. Sarah Lean grew up in Wells, Somerset, and started writing stories since her childhood. Most of her stories got inspiration from her own life, spent on farms in the countryside. She is the second pet lover author am introducing in the House of Stories. Sarah Lean’stories are about the celebrations of friendships and the bonding with pets. Her stories might make one think about the significance of having pets at home. Books Written by the Author: A Horse for Angel The Forever Whale Harry and Hope Tiger Days and th

A Dog Called Homeless - A Book Review

A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean   Being a dog-lover, the cover-page caught my eye. The font size and the spacing between the sentences makes this a comfortable book for children to read.   This beautiful book introduces children to the need of care and love for other living beings. The book begins rather solemnly. “My name is Cally Louise Fisher and I have not spoken for 31 days…”. As the story progresses, we find out this story is about a little girl who lost her mother at an early age and she starts seeing her everywhere she goes. Dressed in a red raincoat, her mother appeared in the cemetery, school ground and other places. Add to this, a friendly wolfhound also made appearances often in unexpected places. She tries to tell her family members about seeing her mum with the hound, but no one seems to understand her. Meanwhile Cally participated in the sponsorship program for silence held at school and took it rather seriously. Cally moves into a new neigh