![]() ![]() Listen to the author reading his book here. I do know all readers will fall in love with Flip and deeply admire Halley for her bravery, storytelling ability and wisdom. ![]() I read one review who said this book contains tough topics and that is certainly true but I do think this book will appeal to a very mature Primary student and students in High School. Ben also finds refuge in the town library and in the kindness of the librarian but I am sure you can read between the lines here and see all the possible tragedies. She is undergoing regular chemo treatments which are not really working. This little dog is such a joy and through Flip, Ben makes a very important friend - Halley but Halley is very ill. Ben finds a stray dog and he names her Flip. The school bully is making life hard in his new school. He is adopted at age ten by a wonderful lady Tess but she is 67 and not in good health. Yes it does have uplifting moments but Ben Coffin has certainly packed a lot in to his twelve years. When Friendship followed me home is a truly tragic story. ![]() One of the things I worry about when I read about new books is the way the suggested reading age given by publishers and reviews is often starkly at odds with my own view. ![]()
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