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Coop for Keeps
Another story about Coop the Great
For Coop, adjusting to a new home after being adopted by Zach, Emma and their mother, Jess, is not easy. It’s hard enough being a lowly dachshund, but it’s even harder when your home is a financially unstable guesthouse with smelly strangers drifting in and out. Worse still, the unhappy teenager in charge of Coop is steaming mad much of the time. On top of that, Lucinda, the annoying cat, likes to tease and torment. It’s no wonder Coop wishes he could have his old life back.
Enter a murder of crows, a stranger with a mysterious past, two bullies bent on making Zach’s life miserable, and a vicious dog with a grudge against Coop. As the risks and challenges mount, Coop’s wish only grows stronger. Will he ever find the forever home he so desperately wants?
Larry Verstraete
“Looking back, I suppose you could say that my writing career started when I was nine years old. I was thumbing through a catalogue when I came across the perfect toy. It was a small printing press. Right away, I knew I had to have it even though I wasn’t quite sure why.”
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