Aloha Crossing (2) (Aloha Set) - Softcover

Bauer Mueller, Pamela

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9780968509791: Aloha Crossing (2) (Aloha Set)

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ISBN 10: 0968509797 ISBN 13: 9780968509791

Publisher: Pinata Publishing, 2008

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A year has passed since puppy raiser Diego handed Aloha’s harness over to her blind partner Kimberly Louise. Now Diego is traveling to Georgia to visit his beloved friend again!

This heartwarming story follows the exciting cross-country adventures and moving scenarios of a diverse group of family and friends. Although Aloha is a central figure in this intriguing story, she shares the stage with human actors who make this more than a tale about a blind woman and her guide dog. Learning from the devoted Aloha’s example, they discover they are capable of weathering any storm and triumphing over every setback.

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From the Author:

Pamela Bauer Mueller was raised in Oregon. She has worked as a flight attendant, commercial model and actress, English and Spanish teacher and a U.S. Customs Inspector. She now lives on Jekyll Island Georgia with her husband Michael and their cats Sukey Spice and Morgan Maurice.

Pamela's children and young adult books have awarded her the 2006/2008and the 2009Georgia Author of the Year titles, three Mom's Choice and Children’s Choice gold medals, the Independent Publisher Gold Book awards and other national awards with Writer's Digest and ForeWord magazines. In her sixth historical novel, she introduces us to two female Civil War spies, Antonia Ford and Pauline Cushman, and their true stories of deep patriotism, deception and duplicity.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5–7—In this sequel to Hello, Goodbye, I Love You (Pi�ata Pub., 2003), guide dog Aloha is living happily with her partner, Kimberly Louise, on a small island off the Georgia coast. Neither has forgotten Aloha's puppy-raiser, young Diego, and he is thrilled when they invite him to stay for a few weeks. Unfortunately, his visit coincides with a hurricane hitting the island. One snake bite, a lost-and-found Aloha, and lots of broken windows later, everyone lives happily ever after, with Kimberly Louise getting a marriage proposal into the bargain. As in the first book, what might have been a genuinely moving story is marred by wooden dialogue ("It seems that only when I'm with you can I sit still and let contentment wash over me"), clunky information passages dropped into the middle of scenes (such as lengthy, unnatural dialogue passages on the development of Braille), and long tangents (for example, when Kimberly Louise spends nearly two chapters telling the boy about her grandfather being shipwrecked with a dog). Most damaging, however, is the fact that no point of view is fully developed; the narrative stands at arm's-length from every character, and so it is difficult to emotionally invest in any of them. Readers who enjoyed Aloha's first adventure may come aboard for this second one, but it's unlikely that the side trips into history and adult romance will keep them engaged.—Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD
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