New dog, no tricks!

Becket Branch has one birthdaywisha dog! Dogs are outgoing andfriendly, and they live life loud, justlike Becket. Beckets twin, Nicholas,wants a pet more like hima peaceful,quiet indoor cat. When their parentstake them to the shelter to choose a dog and a cat, it should be Becketsbiggest BEAUTIFUL ALERT ever.But Beckets dream dog, Dibs, turnsout to be a super-shy scaredy-pooch.Meanwhile, Nicholass kitty, Given,loves being the center of attention andgreeting visitors to Blackberry Farm.

Can Becket and Nicholas learn howto love Dibs and Given as they areeven if they arent exactly the pets thetwins dreamed of?

With black-and-white drawings throughout by award-winning illustrator LeUyen Pham (Real Friends), this second volume of the Blackberry Farm series offers a gentle message about embracing new friends who may not match preconceived expectations.