Overview
""Shayla & Friends: Into the Light"" includes the true story and new adventures of the incredible shepherd/wolfdog mix Shayla's journey from a Ukrainian orphanage where she grew up, to America in search of her forever home. She crosses the ocean to find her family and dog pack at a forest ranch. Together with her new friends, they overcome painful pasts, battle a forest fire that threatens to destroy their home, capture bank robbers. They endure loss and experience joy, sharing lessons of love and friendship. Then she must choose: will she remain with her family or follow the lure of the wild wolves?
Full Product Details
Author: Barchelle Bolger Wathen
Publisher: Barchelle Bolger Wathen
Imprint: Barchelle Bolger Wathen
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.376kg
ISBN: 9798218496272
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 10 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 13 to 16 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Shayla & Friends is such a beautiful book. Full of stories of perseverance, learning to trust...and ultimately, healing...this book hits all the right emotional notes, and doesn't shy away from those very real, gut-wrenching moments. Full of hope and heart, this story is sure to wow any reader, kids and adults."" -Hope Bolinger, novelist ""Shayla & Friends: Into the Light is about valuing faith, friendship, and hope. Many of the friends Shayla meets along her journeys have unique stories or adversities. She learns how these friends grow from their experiences. Shayla's changing surroundings and new friends ""come to life"" via the author's vivid descriptions. Particularly noticeable is her method of illustrating Shayla's natural surroundings: one can nearly smell the sea, and later the pine forest. Shayla's message is to pause, listen and observe; we can learn from others how to become stronger."" -Jana Truman, retired educator
Author Information
Barchelle ""Chelly"" Bolger Wathen, a native San Diegan, now resides in Prescott, Arizona. She loves spending time with her husband, George, and their ""fur kid"" Shayla. She is a college graduate with a Master of Public Administration degree, and worked almost thirty years as a paralegal/senior paralegal with the San Diego City Attorney's Office. From legal documents and grant proposals to college papers and her thesis, Chelly always enjoyed writing. Now it's time to tell Shayla's story, God's story. ""Shayla & Friends"" initiated this book series, sharing the true story about her remarkable, adventurous shepherd/wolfdog Shayla who came to America from a Ukrainian orphanage, and the friends she made along the way. ""Shayla & Friends: Into the Light"" continues the story of Shayla's journey from Ukraine to find her forever family. ""Shayla's Adventure"" is a fictional children's book series that inspires all with Shayla's lessons of love and friendship. In addition to writing Shayla's books, Chelly produces plays based on these stories. Chelly works full-time as an Ombudsman Specialist for the State of Arizona/NACOG. Together with her craftsman husband George, they operate a small woodworking business, ""Wathen Custom Woodcrafts."" She also enjoyed volunteering with local animal rescue groups, including DogTree Pines Senior Dog Sanctuary. But her favorite activity is enjoying God's creation with family and friends: kayaking, ziplining, and hiking mountain trails, especially with Shayla. Just a girl and her dog!
