Raising Lumie by Joan Bauer

Raising Lumie by Joan Bauer 267 pages Olive Hudson desperately wants a dog. But that doesn't seem to be a possibility right now. Newly orphaned, she's moving in with the half sister she hardly knows and their life is too chaotic to include a dog. But then something wonderful happens: Olive gets a chance to raise Lumie, a guide dog puppy. Discipline. Rules. Lots of hugs. Only the best of the best puppies continue on to become guide dogs, and of course Olive wants Lumie to be chosen. But if she is, that means that Olive will lose her. Once again, the incomparable Joan Bauer tells a touching story that is full of heart and warmth and unabashed idealism"-- This is one of next year's Mark Twain nominees, and since it is about a dog it will be very popular. I liked this one because it told the story of the young girl who cared for the dog and the dog's are being raised to become guide dogs. Very touching story!