A Dog for Joey

Everything in Joey's life changes for the worse when he and his parents move to a town far from the farm he loves. He feels unwelcome at the new school and even unwanted at home. He's in trouble. But when he is given a chance to raise a puppy for the Guide Dogs for the Blind, Joey's love for the dog helps him to find is own way out of loneliness and frustration. He learns to recognize the things in life that are important to him. A perceptive and satisfying story for pre-teen-age readers.