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Nicky Flynn’s life just got a whole lot harder. His parents are going through a messy divorce, and as a result he’s starting a new life, in a new city, in a new school. Now his mom has brought home Reggie, an eighty-pound German shepherd fresh from the animal shelter, who used to be a seeing-eye dog. At first Nick isn’t sure about this canine intrusion—it’s just another in a series of difficult changes. Soon, however, Nick is on the path to finding out why a seeing-eye dog would be left at an animal shelter, and along the way discovers that Reggie is a true friend that Nick can rely on. But when he tries to reconnect with his dad, Nick puts everything on the line, including the life of his new best friend. Art Corriveau is a brilliant new voice for middle-grade fiction.
About the Author
Art Corriveau's first adult novel, HOUSEWRIGHTS, was published by Penguin in 2002, and was a "Book Sense 76" summer selection. His widely published short stories were collected as BLOOD PUDDING by Esplanade Books in 2008. His debut middle-grade novel, HOW I, NICKY FLYNN, FINALLY GET A LIFE (AND A DOG) , is forthcoming from Amulet Books in Spring 2010.
Corriveau graduated from Boston University, and received an MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of Michigan. He has held writing fellowships at prestigious art colonies such as Yaddo, MacDowell and Djerrasi. As a travel writer, he has lived in and written about such places as the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Thailand and Hong Kong. He makes his home in New Mexico.
