Can a 12-year-old make a difference for animals? After moving to a rural town, Robin is depressed. But after saving her pregnant dog from a frozen lake, she begins rescuing wild animals. Soon she's running an illegal animal shelter, and when she's found out, the town tries to shut her down, but she mounts a campaign to save her shelter.

 

This book was recognised by the Iode Violet Downey Book Award. It was recognised in the Book of the Year Award - Children category by the Canadian Library Association Book Awards.

This book is part of a book series called Wild Place Adventures .

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Napoleon & Company .

Karen Hood-Caddy is an avid nature lover and the author of seven novels. Her first novel in The Wild Place Adventure Series, Howl , was nominated for the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award. She lives on Georgian Bay in Ontario.