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Dog Bone Soup by Bette A. Stevens

06 27 17

New review for DOG BONE SOUP!
Thanks to talented author Cathleen Townsend for a lovely surprise! By the way, friends, DOG BONE SOUP is currently on sale for only 99c/99p thru June 30, 2017 ~Bette A. Stevens http://www.4writersandreaders.com

Cathleen Townsend

Dog Bone Soup coverDog bone soup was the meal Shawn hated most at his house. Not only because the soup was weak and thin, but because they had to eat like this to put money away. And they had to hide it, too, since if Shawn’s dad got wind of it, he’d take it and blow it on liquor and women.

Shawn worked whenever he could, after school, Saturdays, and summers. His mom worked any housecleaning job she could find, too, and it still wasn’t enough for them to shake the specter of poverty that haunted them and made them a mockery in town. No matter that they were hard-working and sober. Shawn’s drunken father, in and out of trouble, made Shawn a constant target for derision at school.

This is a classic coming-of-age story, about a young man searching for a way to escape his home town. You can read the Look…

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  2. Norah said:
    07/02/2017 at 8:06 am

    Sounds like a great read, Bette.

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  3. macjam47 said:
    06/28/2017 at 2:54 pm

    A well deserved and fantastic review, Bette. Congratulations! xoxo

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  4. Mae Clair said:
    06/28/2017 at 10:15 am

    So well deserved, Bette! Congratulations on another fabulous review!

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  5. -Eugenia said:
    06/28/2017 at 8:43 am

    Excellent review, Bette.

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  6. John W. Howell said:
    06/28/2017 at 3:09 am

    Super review, Bette. Congratulations

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  7. Annika Perry said:
    06/28/2017 at 2:41 am

    Congratulations, Bette! 😀 Sharing…😀

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  8. Micki Peluso said:
    06/27/2017 at 11:45 pm

    Another excellent well deserved book review for a great book.

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