New dog, no tricks!
Becket Branch has one birthday wish--a dog! Dogs are outgoing and
friendly, and they live life loud, just like Becket. Becket's twin,
Nicholas, wants a pet more like him--a peaceful, quiet indoor cat. When
their parents take them to the shelter to choose a dog and a cat, it
should be Becket's biggest BEAUTIFUL ALERT ever. But Becket's dream dog,
Dibs, turns out to be a super-shy scaredy-pooch. Meanwhile, Nicholas's
kitty, Given, loves being the center of attention and greeting visitors
to Blackberry Farm.
Can Becket and Nicholas learn how to love Dibs and Given as they
are--even if they aren't exactly the pets the twins dreamed of?
With black-and-white drawings throughout by award-winning illustrator
LeUyen Pham (Real Friends), this second volume of the Blackberry Farm
series offers a gentle message about embracing new friends who may not
match preconceived expectations.