Harvey Comes Home

Now in paperback, the award-winning story of a lost West Highland Terrier warming hearts and bringing generations together

About the author

An author and junior high school teacher, Colleen Nelson earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in her hometown of Winnipeg. Her works include the critically-acclaimed middle-grade novels Harvey Comes Home and Harvey Holds His Own; Sadia, which won the 2019 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award; and Blood Brothers, which was selected as the 2018 McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young People. Colleen¿s first picture book, Teaching Mrs. Muddle, was published in 2020. Colleen writes daily in between appearances at hockey rinks and soccer fields in support of her two sports-loving sons. The family¿s West Highland Terrier Rosie adds an extra-loveable dose of liveliness, squirrel-chasing, and shoe-chewing to their lives.

Summary

Now in paperback, the award-winning story of a lost West Highland Terrier warming hearts and bringing generations together

A dog’s world is a world of scents, of adventure. When Harvey the West Highland Terrier wanders out of his old life guided only by his nose and his heart, lives begin to converge.

Austin, a young volunteer at Brayside retirement home, quickly finds that the audacious Harvey inspires Mr. Pickering, a bitter resident coping with memory loss, to tell stories of his childhood. Moved by the elderly man’s Dust Bowl recollections of grinding poverty and the perseverance of his friends and family, Austin begins to trade his preconceived notions for empathy. But is it enough to give him the resolve to track down Harvey’s original owner?

Supported by warm graphite illustrations from acclaimed artist Tara Anderson, author Colleen Nelson immerses readers in a rich and unflinchingly human tale of struggle and hope—all inspired by one curious dog.

Foreword

• 5,000-copy print run


• Hardcover edition also reviewed positively by Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and ILA Literacy Daily


• Featured at physical and virtual library conferences with the Publisher Spotlight booth


• Targeted marketing to major review centers, influential bloggers, and major library system selectors


• Classroom guide for educators

  Product details

  Authors	Colleen Nelson
  Assisted by	Tara Anderson (Illustration)
  Publisher	Ingram Publishers Services
  Languages	English
  Age Recommendation	ages 9 to 12
  Product format	Paperback / Softback
  Released	20.04.2021
  EAN	9781772781984
  ISBN	978-1-77278-198-4
  No. of pages	224
  Illustrations	Unique black-and-white illustrations appear on each chapter head, schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
  Series	The Harvey Stories
  Subjects	Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Manitoba, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Harvey;Austin;Maggie;Mrs. Fradette

Product details

• Authors: Colleen Nelson
• Assisted by: Tara Anderson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2021
• EAN: 9781772781984
• ISBN: 978-1-77278-198-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Illustrations: Unique black-and-white illustrations appear on each chapter head, schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Series: The Harvey Stories
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Manitoba, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Harvey;Austin;Maggie;Mrs. Fradette