Describes the author's decision to convert her Pennsylvania farm into a foster home for dogs, recounting her experiences with dozens of remarkable canines throughout her first two years.

Lizzie and Charles meet Scout, a gentle German shepherd who is very good at helping people. A puppy like Scout needs a special owner. Can the Petersons find the perfect person?

"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When their mom sits the family down for a talk, Charles and Lizzie are excited to hear that they'll be fostering Zig and Zag, twin Brittany puppies! Double the puppies should mean double the fun, but the twins are very hyper and need a lot of attention. In order to find this adorable duo...

"From Newbery Honor author, Cynthia Lord, comes the heartwarming true story of the author's own journey in fostering two amazing bunnies, illustrated with photos and drawings"--

"Meet Louie the Landseer (a Newfoundland with black-and-white coloring). He's adorable now, but he'll be a huge dog someday. Can Charles and his soccer teammates find Louie a big enough home?"--Provided by publisher.

"Welcome to the puppy place! Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. When Charles meets Bingo, a blind Chinese crested puppy, he wants to spend all his time playing with him. But Charles has already promised to help walk an older neighborhood dog who might not get along with a puppy with so much energy! Can Charles find a way to...

"Meet Louie the Landseer (a Newfoundland with black-and-white coloring). He's adorable now, but he'll be a huge dog someday. Can Charles and his soccer teammates find Louie a big enough"

Nadia spends as much time as she can at her friend Violet’s house, playing with the kittens that Violet’s mom brings home from her job at the animal rescue center. When Violet tells Nadia about a pregnant cat urgently in need of a place to stay, Nadia convinces her parents to foster Gracie for the summer. After Gracie gives birth to five beautiful kittens, Nadia is instantly drawn to the smallest and sweetest, whom she names Luna. But while the...

"One by one, all of Buttons' littermates are being adopted. But not Buttons. Noise scares him. Other animals scare him. So do people! How do you make the world's shyest kitten feel safe, so he can find a forever home? That's the big question for eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her pet-fostering family need to answer -- and fast!"-- back cover.

"After losing her beloved beagle Daphne to lymphoma, author Teresa Rhyne launches herself into fostering other dogs in need, including Poppy, a small, frightened beagle rescued from the China dog meat trade. The elation of rescue quickly turns to hysteria when Poppy breaks free from a potential adopter during a torrential thunderstorm and disappears into a rugged, mountainous, 1,500 acre wilderness park, bordered by a busy road. In the quest to find...