Ruby the Foster Dog
by Jimmy Wayne
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Pub Date Nov 01 2017 | Archive Date Oct 19 2017
Broadstreet Publishing Group LLC | Broadstreet Publishing Group, LLC
Description
Be a star that shines for others
Abandoned in an animal shelter, Ruby, an adorable mixed breed puppy with an underbite, wonders if a family will ever adopt her. When a goofy looking, scruffy-faced man stops by the shelter, he adopts Ruby. Mr. James is not the family she was expecting—but could he still be the answer to her prayers?
Mr. James (known as Jimmy Wayne to his country music fans) is walking halfway across America to raise awareness for the thousands of foster children who desperately need our help. Ruby realizes that she’s not so very different from these kids: she’s scared and alone. If she doesn’t have help, she can’t have hope either. But Mr. James wants to change all that, for her and for every foster kid in the United States.
On their adventure together, Mr. James teaches her about integrity, honesty, loyalty, faith, forgiveness, and trust, but mostly how love can rescue someone and forever change lives. As they walk along historic routes and locations throughout the Southeastern United States, Ruby quietly helps Mr. James overcome the issues he’s been struggling with too. By the time they get to Phoenix, both of their lives are changed for the better. But just when Ruby accepts Mr. James as her new family, an unexpected phone call challenges her to redefine family—and love—all over again.
Ruby the Foster Dog will leave readers with a full heart, a desire to help foster dogs (and foster kids) find homes and forever families, and motivation to be a star that shines for others.
Ruby’s story parallels the plight of the more than 400,000 children in foster care, the 30,000 who age-out annually at 18-years-young, and the 100,000+ children waiting to be adopted. To find out more, please visit Project Meet Me Halfway at ProjectMMH.org.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781424554089 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 176 |
Featured Reviews
Librarian 186177
This book was a sweetly moving experience, I laughed, I cried I regret not one moment spent reading this book!!!
Linda J, Librarian
Ruby is a small mixed breed dog and her human is country singer Jimmy Wayne. Mr. James, as Ruby thinks of him, rescued her from a shelter while he was walking from Nashville to Phoenix to raise awareness about the plight of foster children, especially children ageing out of the system. Along the way they form a strong bond and heal old wounds, learning from each other.
Using a gentle conversational style, Jimmy writes about their journey through rural and historical America. His humor and spirituality make for engaging dialogue between the two. The initial setting of the shelter was so heartbreaking. (Yes, I am a rescue dog owner and I would adopt all the homeless dogs in the world of I could!) Just take that dialogue and transfer to a child's voice. Breaks your heart all over again.
Jimmy Wayne is a former foster child and this is a true story. Thank you Jimmy for writing a book that will teach children compassion and understanding. Like the change collected along the road, each tiny bit of awareness adds up to something helpful.
Michelle K, Reviewer
Ruby the Foster Dog
by Jimmy Wayne
Broadstreet Publishing Group LLC
Broadstreet Publishing Group, LLC
Children's Fiction
Pub Date 01 Nov 2017
I am reviewing Ruby the Foster Dog through Broadstreet Publishing Group, LLC and Netgalley:
Ruby is an adorable mixed breed puppy with an underbite who was abandoned in an animal shelter. Just a couple of days before she is to be put down a scruffy man comes to adopt her Mr James was not the family she was expecting but could this man be the answer to Ruby’s prayers?
Mr James, or Jimmy Wayne to his country music fans is walking halfway across the country to raise funds and awareness to the thousands of Foster children who desperately need help. Ruby soon realizes she was not much different from these kids, she had been scared and alone before Mr James had rescued her.
On their journey halfway across the country Mr James teaches Ruby about loyalty, integrity, selflessness and love. By the time they make it tomPhoenix both of their lives are changed forever, and for the better.
I found Ruby the Foster Dog to be beautifully written and illustrated, with a good message for kids from third to sixth grades.
I give Ruby the Foster Dog five out of five stars!
Happy Reading!
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