{"product_id":"harvey-holds-his-own-9781772781144","title":"Harvey Holds His Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe West Highland Terrier that brought \u003ci\u003eHarvey Comes Home\u003c\/i\u003e to life returns with his tail wagging and his nose sharp, ready for a new adventure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarvey the West Highland Terrier is back with his beloved Maggie. He is also back at Brayside retirement home, where he and Maggie now volunteer along with their friend Austin. There Maggie is drawn to a new resident, Mrs. Fradette, who tells stories of learning to fix cars as a twelve-year-old during the flood of 1950. Mrs. Fradette, with her bold fashion and love of poker, doesn't fit in among the beige-cardigan-wearing, bridge-playing ladies of Brayside, but she doesn't seem to care. Maybe that's why Maggie likes her so much. Since seventh grade began, Maggie hasn't been fitting in well with her friends, either.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarvey has a problem of his own. He can smell an intruder in his yard, and he needs to find it. He is so intent on the nighttime fiend that he almost doesn't notice how worried Austin is about his grandfather, who has been Brayside's custodian for longer than Harvey has been alive. It seems like the retirement home is planning to give the job to a younger man, an injustice that Austin can't let pass unchallenged.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn intertwining perspectives, Colleen Nelson tells four stories of individuals standing firm for what they know is right: Josephine Fradette, insisting on her right to become a mechanic; Maggie, certain that her friends' expectations shouldn't define who she becomes; Austin, indignantly campaigning against ageism; and Harvey, who has found his home at last and is determined to protect it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson, Colleen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAn author and elementary school teacher, \u003cb\u003eColleen Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in her hometown of Winnipeg. Her previous novels include the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eHarvey Comes Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSadia\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2019 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, and \u003ci\u003eBlood Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e, selected as the 2018 McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young People. Colleen writes daily in between appearances at hockey rinks and soccer fields in support of her two sports-loving sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, Tara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA folk artist and award-winning illustrator who trained at the Ontario College of Art and Design, \u003cb\u003eTara Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is known for her lively and humorous illustrations of animals. Her books include the illustrated novels \u003ci\u003eHarvey Comes Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the Halloween picture book \u003ci\u003ePumpkin Orange, Pumpkin Round\u003c\/i\u003e, and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eNat the Cat Can Sleep Like That\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Tara shares a farmhouse in Tweed, Ontario, with her husband, her young daughter, and several cats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pajama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510356054290,"sku":"9781772781144","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_90496eae-28ca-409b-ad59-c24f5108d343.jpg?v=1730923658","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/harvey-holds-his-own-9781772781144","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}