Chester and Gus

Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern presents a heartwarming and humorous middle grade novel about the remarkable bond that forms between an aspiring service dog and an autistic boy in need of a friend. Joyful, inspiring, and completely winning, Chester and Gus is unforgettable, proclaimed Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan.

Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his certification test, though, it seems like that dream will never come true until a family adopts him. They want him to be a companion for their ten-year-old son, Gus, who has autism. But Gus acts so differently than anyone Chester has ever met. He never wants to pet Chester, and sometimes he doesn t even want Chester in the room. Chester s not sure how to help Gus since this isn t exactly the job he trained for but he s determined to figure it out. Because after all, Gus is now his person.

In the spirit of beloved classics like Because of Winn-Dixie, Shiloh, and Old Yeller, Cammie McGovern s heartfelt novel told from Chester s point of view explores the extraordinary friendship between a child and a dog with a poignant and modern twist.

Puppies

I love dogs .
And they come in many different breeds like American Staffordshire terriers , collies, Lakeland terriers, border Terriers, Australian cattle dogs, Chihuahuas, Norwegian buhounds, saluki’s, Chesapeake Bay retriever’s, cocker spaniels, Rhodesian ridgebacks, greyhounds, whippets, French bulldogs, corgis, border collies, Dalmatians, Airedale terriers , English springer spaniels, Golden retrievers, American Staffordshire terriers,
bulldogs,Rottweilers, Pomeranians, and Doberman pinchers.

I am a dog lover in this story will tug at your heart

I found the narrator's voice very soothing and the story very moving and inspirational having recently lost a dog I do believe that dog communicated with me using his eyes