Jelly Bean

Description:

No pets are allowed in the apartment where Suzannah and her family live, so she volunteers at a local pet shelter and plays with the dogs and cats there--but when a child whose family is moving brings in her pet guinea pig, Jelly Bean, Suzannah promises that she will find him the perfect home. Second-grader Suzannah volunteers at her local animal shelter, gaining confidence as she and her new friends help different animals find their forever homes. Book #1

subjects: Animal shelters,  Juvenile fiction,  Fiction,  Guinea pigs,  Voluntarism,  Responsibility,  Pets,  Volunteers,  Children's fiction,  anxiety,  chapter books,  children's stories,  acceptance,  friendship,  JUVENILE FICTION,  Animals,  Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs,  Social Themes,  Friendship,  Volunteer work,  Guinea pigs, fiction