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    Grover Finds a Home: Grover McBane Rescue Dog: Book One
    Grover Finds a Home: Grover McBane Rescue Dog: Book One
    Grover Finds a Home: Grover McBane Rescue Dog: Book One
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    Grover Finds a Home: Grover McBane Rescue Dog: Book One

    By Claire Garth and Johannes Leak

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    An acclaimed Australian series for early readers, inspired by the true story of cheeky but brave rescue dog

    Grover is a brave dog, but right now he’s scared. He’s cold, wet and hungry and he doesn’t know where the Animal Ranger is taking him.

    After escaping from his owner’s yard in a thunderstorm, Grover arrives at a local animal shelter. The people there seem kind, but Grover isn’t sure he’ll be allowed to stay. His owner doesn’t seem to want him and Grover is scared to go back to the yard where he was chained up . . .

    What will happen to Grover? Where will he go?

    Shortlisted, 2017 Readings Children’s Book Prize
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlack Inc. Books
    Release dateMar 31, 2016
    ISBN9781925203912
    Grover Finds a Home: Grover McBane Rescue Dog: Book One
    Author

    Claire Garth

    Claire Garth is a former primary school teacher who adopted the real Grover after starting as a manager at Sydney Dogs and Cats Home. Grover McBane, Rescue Dog is Claire’s first children’s series. Following the books, Claire and Grover visited schools to raise awareness about adoption and animal rescue.

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      Grover Finds a Home - Claire Garth

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      CHAPTER 1

      With his paws covering his eyes, Grover crawled as far back as he could. He wedged his body tight up against the wooden fence at the bottom of the backyard. As rain poured down around him in the dark, Grover shivered. There was no place to stay dry. Tonight would be just like last night – cold, wet and lonely.

      I wonder if he has forgotten I’m out here, Grover thought to himself.

      A huge clap of thunder made him jump in fright. ‘HELP!’ Grover barked. ‘I’m scared and I’m hungry and I want to get out of the rain!’

      Grover’s tummy had been rumbling all day. He couldn’t remember when he’d last had a meal. He wished the Man with Big Boots fed him more often. Doesn’t he know that dogs need to eat every day? Grover thought, as he scrunched his wet body up small and tight to try to stay warm. It didn’t work. He was still cold.

      Grover peered out from behind his paws. It was hard to see the house from here in the dark.

      Had anyone heard him bark?

      Nope. No-one was coming. The Man with Big Boots hadn’t even turned on the light to yell at him like he often did.

      As the rain began to fall harder, a huge bolt of lightning lit up the sky, bathing the entire backyard in a bright white light. Grover saw strange shapes moving across the yard. There were small shapes and big shapes. And they were making frightening noises. Grover did not like it one bit.

      ‘Who’s out there?’ he whimpered. ‘Is someone there?’

      No-one replied.

      The tree beside the house made scary shadows as it blew around in the wind.

      Grover decided to give it one more go. Maybe he didn’t hear me, he thought. Maybe I just need to bark louder.

      Taking a deep breath in, Grover prepared for the biggest bark of his life. But just as he was about to open his mouth, he remembered how angry the Man with Big Boots had been the last time Grover had barked loudly. He’d never seen his owner so angry.

      No, he thought, I just need to be brave. There’s nothing here to hurt me. I’m safe and I’ll be okay.

      Grover wasn’t quite sure that he was safe, but he hoped if he told himself he was enough times, then maybe

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