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Some people count their blessings, but dogwalker Stephen Nobel counts mistakes. Dogwalker extraordinaire Stephen Nobel can get a little anxious, but his habit of counting the mistakes he and everyone else makes calms him. His need to analyze gets kicked into hyperdrive after two crazy events happen in one day at school: the bomb squad blows up a backpack and someone smashes a car into the building. To make things worse, that someone thinks Stephen can identify them. Stephen receives a threatening text. If he goes to the police, his favourite dogs, Ping and Pong, will get hurt. The pressure mounts when his new best friend, Rene, begs for Stephen's help. Her brother has been charged with the crimes and she wants to clear his name. Is it a mistake to give in to dognappers How can he possibly save everybody To find out, Stephen will have to count on all of his new friends.
About the Author
Winner of the 2019 Hamilton Arts Fiction Award for her novel Body Swap, Sylvia McNicoll has written over 35 young adult novels. She is the past president of the Canadian Society of Children's Authors and Performers (CANSCAIP) and a past member of the board of directors for Access Copyright as well as the former features editor for Today's Parent, Toronto. For her historical fiction novel Revenge on the Fly, she spoke in South Korea at the Seoul International Book Fair and toured Colombian libraries and schools. In 2020 Sylvia's middle grade Great Mistake Mysteries was translated into Russian and in 2022 Body Swap was translated into Korean. Recently McNicoll, working as director with Epilogue Productions, orchestrated the videoing of over 52 authors and illustrators for the inaugural I Read Canadian Day. What she's most passionate about besides her family, dog, writing and reading, and inspiring kids to write and read, is creating a better work world for writers.
