Chestnut

Product Description


MP3 CD Format
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Max comes a heartwarming, middle grade adventure story about a rescue dog, Chestnut, who befriends a girl trying to save her family's Christmas tree farm in North Carolina. Chestnut is a dog without a family. After being abandoned in the wild, Chestnut is wandering the North Carolina countryside trying to survive. When twelve-year-old Meg stumbles upon him on the outskirts of her family’s Christmas tree farm, she just knows that they’re meant to be together forever. The only problem? The farm is on the brink of closing down, and her family can’t afford a pet. Meg knows she has what it takes to save the business and take care of Chestnut—she’ll just need to keep him a secret until then. Will Meg and Chestnut get their Christmas miracle?


Review


Meg is a complex character....Shotz's canine confection has rapid pacing and short chapters fueled by high drama and emotional tension.-- "Kirkus"


About the Author


Jennifer Li Shotz is the New York Times bestselling author of Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. She is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in Salon, Budget Living, and the anthology Tied in Knots: Funny Stories from the Wedding Day. A Los Angeles native, she graduated from Vassar College and has an MFA in nonfiction from Columbia. She lives with her family in Brooklyn.