Chester and Gus / Cammie McGovern.
by McGovern, Cammie [author.].
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : Harper, [2017]Edition: First edition.Description: 249, 9 pages : 22 cm.ISBN: 9780062330680; 0062330683.Subject(s): Service dogs -- Juvenile fiction | Autistic children -- Juvenile fiction | Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction | Families -- Juvenile fiction | Autism -- Juvenile fiction | Service dogs -- Fiction | Autistic children -- Fiction | Human-animal relationships -- Fiction | Family life -- Fiction | Autism -- Fiction | Autistic children -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Boys -- Fiction | Human-animal relationships -- Fiction | Autism -- Fiction | Families -- Fiction | Dogs -- Fiction | Family life -- Fiction | Human-animal communication -- Fiction | JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Adolescence | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Special Needs | Autism | Autistic children | Families | Human-animal relationships | Service dogs | Human-animal relationships -- Fiction | Families -- Fiction | Service dogs -- Fiction | Autistic children -- Fiction | Autism -- FictionGenre/Form: Fiction. | Juvenile works.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his certification test, though, it seems like that dream might never come true -- until a family adopts him to be a companion for their ten-year-old son, Gus, who has autism. But Gus acts so differently than anyone Chester has ever met. He never wants to pet Chester, and sometimes he doesn't even want him in the room. Chester's not sure how to help Gus since this isn't exactly the job he trained for -- but he's determined to figure it out and show he's the right dog for the job. Because after all, Gus is now his person.
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Includes an excerpt from the author's Just my luck.
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his certification test, though, it seems like that dream might never come true -- until a family adopts him to be a companion for their ten-year-old son, Gus, who has autism. But Gus acts so differently than anyone Chester has ever met. He never wants to pet Chester, and sometimes he doesn't even want him in the room. Chester's not sure how to help Gus since this isn't exactly the job he trained for -- but he's determined to figure it out and show he's the right dog for the job. Because after all, Gus is now his person.
Ages 8-12.
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