G535 Book Review of Almost Perfect by Diane Daniels Manning
Name of Book: Almost Perfect Author: Diane Daniels Manning ISBN: 9780578136394 Publisher: Beltor Type of book: 1990s, dog shows, poodles, dogs, dreams, autism, disability, romance, sister relationship, mother/son relationships, facing up to fears, Redding Connecticut, school for special needs Year it was published: 2014 Summary: An old woman who has given up hope and a boy who believes the impossible wonder if life would be perfect at the Westminster Dog Show. Seventy-year old Bess Rutledge has dreamed of winning the Westminster Dog Show all her life. Despite her decades-long career as one of America’s top Standard Poodle breeders, she has decided she’s too old to hold on to her foolish dream. She sells off all the dogs in her once famous kennel except for the aging champion McCreery and his mischievous, handsome son Breaker. Part of her senses they might have been the ones to take her to Westminster, if only she’d dared to try. Bess meets Benny, a teenager wit...