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- Herausgeber: Nosy Crow
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Serie: Forever Homes
- Sprache: Englisch
Grace and Jack have a plan - to find purrfect homes for purrfect pets! Nine-year-old twins Grace and Jack run the Forever Homes rehoming service. Whether it's a cheeky puppy or a shy kitten, they're determined to pair every animal with their perfect person - and have lots of adventures along the way! Bella is a friendly Labrador puppy who likes cuddles, walks and books! Can the twins find someone who will love Bella AND read her stories? Fans of Zoe's Rescue Zoo and Holly Webb will love Forever Homes! Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams, Forever Homes is the ideal series for animal-mad readers aged 5+. Look out for the other Forever Homes stories! A Forever Home for Pip A Forever Home for Pip A Forever Home for Luna A Forever Home for Fluffy
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Poppy’s face softened. She crouched beside the eager puppy. “Hello, Bella,” she murmured. Bella wagged her whole body, her little tail thwacking from side to side as Poppy rubbed her ears. “Do you remember me? Do you really?”
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To Nathalie Fellows, Callie’s favourite vet, and to the real Bella and her little brother Muzzy, two wonderful Labradors with ever-wagging tails!
CHAPTER 1
Grace Taylor and her twin brother Jack were at the vet’s for Tiny’s annual check up. Despite his name, Tiny was a huge dog, with pointed ears, a very waggy tail and a thick white coat.
Grace gave Tiny a hug. “You’ve been 2such a good boy,” she told him, giggling as Tiny licked her face.
Nathalie, the vet, handed Tiny’s vaccination card to Jack and gave Tiny a bone-shaped biscuit. “Tiny’s in great condition. You two obviously look after him really well. But then I wouldn’t expect anything less. How’s Forever Homes going?”
Forever Homes was the twins’ animal rehoming business. They took in cats and dogs whose owners couldn’t keep them any more, and found them perfect new homes.
“We’ve rehomed two kittens,” said Jack proudly. “Fluffy and Luna.”
“And two puppies, Tilly and Pip,” put in Grace. “They were super cute!” 3
“But we haven’t got any animals in at the moment,” said Jack. “I really wish we did.”
“I’m sure another animal will come along soon,” said Nathalie with a smile. “They usually seem to!”
The twins led Tiny back to the waiting room, where their mum gave him a hug. As she went to pay the bill, a woman with a yellow Labrador puppy burst through the front door. The puppy’s tail wagged frantically. When it saw Tiny, it yapped and pulled to the end of its lead to say hello. The two dogs sniffed noses. The 4puppy had dark eyes that sparkled with mischief and fun. It was so cute, Grace just wanted to scoop it up and cuddle it.
“Is it OK if I stroke your puppy?” Grace asked the puppy’s owner.
The woman nodded. “Of course. She’s called Bella. I’m Fliss.”
Grace crouched down. “Hello, Bella.” 5The puppy jumped clumsily on to her lap. Grace giggled as she kissed the puppy’s head. “She’s gorgeous.”
“Is she here for her vaccinations?” Jack asked, joining Grace.
“No, she had her last vaccination two weeks ago.” Fliss swallowed. “The company I work for have just told me they’re posting me abroad and I can’t take Bella with me.” Fliss looked at the puppy and her eyes filled with tears. “It’s breaking my heart but I need to find Bella a new home as soon as possible. I came in because I remembered seeing a poster on the vet’s notice board advertising a pet rehoming service.”
“Maybe we can help,” Grace said quickly. “We run Forever Homes, the 6rehoming service. We put the poster up.”
Together, the twins explained all about Forever Homes.
“So you really think you could find Bella a new home for me?” asked Fliss.
“Absolutely,” said Jack. “We’re experts. And our mum runs a doggy daycare, so she can help look after Bella too.”
Mrs Taylor smiled and nodded. “I’m sure Jack and Grace can help,” she said. “They make sure they find every animal the right home.”
The two grown-ups talked until everything was agreed.
“I really don’t want to say goodbye,” said Fliss sadly. “But it will be tougher for both of us if I keep her until I move, and it won’t be easy to pack with a lively puppy 7around who likes to chew things up!” She kissed Bella’s head.
Bella wagged her tail so hard her bottom wiggled.
Grace gave Fliss a sympathetic look. “Please don’t worry. We promise we’ll take very good care of her.”
Jack nodded. “We will. We’ll find her an absolutely perfect new home!”
CHAPTER 2
Grace carried Bella out to the dogmobile, their mum’s van. Their mum’s doggy daycare business was called Top Dog, and her van was painted to look like a real dog. While Mum loaded Tiny into the back, Grace and Jack found a puppy seatbelt and 9strapped Bella into the front seat between them.
Bella started to chew the seatbelt. Grace chuckled. “Bella, stop it!”
“Don’t giggle. Say it like you mean it,” said Jack.
Grace rolled her eyes at him but she knew that he was right. Bella would find it confusing if Grace laughed when she was telling her not to do something. “Leave,” she said more strictly.
Bella stopped nibbling the seatbelt, “Good girl,” said Grace. Bella looked at her for a second and then grabbed the ends of Grace’s long hair and tried to chew them. “No, Bella!” Grace said, as she opened Bella’s mouth and freed her hair. “No chewing.” 10
