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Gus has a wonderful story to tell. He is trained to exist a service dog, only when unable to remain calm during loud noises he is pulled out of training. And so Chester and his family adopt Gus. Chester's mom wants a companion for her nonverbal, autistic son and hopes that Gus tin exist a therapy dog at school. There are some interesting twists and plough
Nosotros can but sit near each other and heed to our thoughts. Some of them are mine and some of them are his. That's how information technology works when you discover your person.Gus has a wonderful story to tell. He is trained to be a service dog, merely when unable to remain calm during loud noises he is pulled out of training. Then Chester and his family unit adopt Gus. Chester's mom wants a companion for her nonverbal, autistic son and hopes that Gus tin can be a therapy dog at schoolhouse. There are some interesting twists and turns to the story. Information technology is heartwarming and provides a window into the globe of dog therapy -- from the perspective of the dog. Really well done. Kids and adults alike will love this ane. Although I read them in the incorrect order, at that place is also a companion book that just came out this fall about Chester'south classmate Amelia and a sassy cat named Frankie. You lot can check it out here: Frankie and Amelia. Both books are heartily recommended!
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This is my favorite book so far.
Chester and Gus is near a service dog that goes through training just does not succeed. Then he meets his person and his name is Gus. Gus has autism. Chester and Gus are at start scared of each other only when Chester settles in they kickoff to talk through their minds. Then later in the book they realize that Gus has epilepsy and Chester can smell the alter in his brain so he can detect 15 to 20 minutes before he will have a seizure.
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From E.C.Polonsky., historic period 8This is my favorite book so far.
Chester and Gus is nigh a service dog that goes through training only does not succeed. And so he meets his person and his name is Gus. Gus has autism. Chester and Gus are at first scared of each other but when Chester settles in they start to talk through their minds. So later in the book they realize that Gus has epilepsy and Chester can aroma the modify in his brain so he can discover 15 to 20 minutes before he will have a seizure.
My favorite office in the volume was when Penny's mom tin can hear Chester and tells Penny to accept him back domicile to Gus.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes dogs.
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First-class story! Very true to life. The story line is compelling and very hard to put down. I had to read to the end to detect out what happened. The characters are so alive and realistic, I became very invested in the issue of the story. While a fantasy, it gives a wonderfully realistic picture of autism and the challenges and triumphs it presents in the lives of people who have this condition and their families. I LOVED Chest
Thanks to Harper Collins and Edelweiss for early access to this book.Splendid story! Very true to life. The story line is compelling and very difficult to put down. I had to read to the end to find out what happened. The characters are so alive and realistic, I became very invested in the event of the story. While a fantasy, it gives a wonderfully realistic picture of autism and the challenges and triumphs it presents in the lives of people who take this condition and their families. I LOVED Chester! What a unique and wonderful voice! I call up kids would love this story, likewise equally adults. There's a lot here for all ages. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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What would you exercise if you realized that the ane thing, the singular purpose of your life, was to help someone else, ane particular person, and information technology wasn't at all clear how to practice that? In this book we see Chester, a very smart dog who flunked out of service-dog school because of his fear of loud noises, who ends up existence adopted past a family with an autistic son named Gus, in the hopes that Chester volition help Gus... somehow. Chester, who knows his
Based on an Advanced Review Copy (ARC) of the volume....What would you practice if you realized that the ane matter, the singular purpose of your life, was to assist someone else, ane particular person, and it wasn't at all clear how to do that? In this volume we meet Chester, a very smart dog who flunked out of service-domestic dog school considering of his fright of loud noises, who ends up being adopted by a family with an autistic son named Gus, in the hopes that Chester volition help Gus... somehow. Chester, who knows his life purpose is to assistance his person, is raring to go but with Gus it is really really hard to know what to practice considering it seems similar Gus doesn't even want Chester anywhere almost him. Eventually, though, slowly, Chester figures out ways to be helpful and this wonderful story unfolds.
The story is told through Chester's voice, with somewhat over the elevation nigh homo language skills, and an early realization that although Chester can understand much of what humans say to him, he doesn't have the power through his barks, yips, whines, other sounds or expressions to communicate back to humans on anything near an even paw. I of the things that I institute striking about Chester is that his dilemma may non be unlike that of a person on the autism spectrum, feeling certain things, badly wanting certain things, truly trying to communicate certain things, but unable to get the people effectually him to understand because they don't share a common vocabulary.
The author, Cammie McGovern, has created a terrific story, compelling, sometimes funny, sometimes really sad, sometimes scary, but always making you lot want to proceed reading to see what happens next. Lots of characters to really like, some to dislike, only y'all tin understand where all of them are coming from and why they deport as they practice.
For anyone who loves stories with dogs at the very center this will be a great read. It will also help introduce people to what it is similar to live with and care for someone on the autism spectrum, provide insights into what might be going on inside that person's mind, and teach how 1 might learn to more positively interact with someone on the spectrum. Stopping, observing, exercising patience and being willing to make mistakes and recover from them are all rewarded in this story and of class in real life.
The joy of truly connecting, realizing that you are, in fact, making a positive difference, is priceless and my hope is that this book will empower readers to make that kind of connection. Chester certainly got his reward for all he did, his person, Gus.
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1) What a groovy way to introduce autism to a immature reader who doesn't necessarily know what that means! By having Chester, our canine narrator, larn almost Gus and how he thinks, kids (and adults!) can run across a genuine, judgment costless exploration of how autism can manifest. Dogs love unconditionally, so having a narrator that loves Gus and just accepts his differences is a great way
I really loved this book! I'thou probably going to put this every bit a Staff Pick at the bookstore I work at for a few reasons:i) What a great way to introduce autism to a young reader who doesn't necessarily know what that means! By having Chester, our canine narrator, acquire about Gus and how he thinks, kids (and adults!) can see a genuine, judgment free exploration of how autism can manifest. Dogs love unconditionally, then having a narrator that loves Gus and simply accepts his differences is a not bad way to increase a reader's awareness and agreement of people with autism. (For instance, instead of thinking things like, "Gus doesn't similar me virtually him. That's weird." Chester thinks in terms of "Gus doesn't like me near him. I wonder why? I'll keep my distance until I figure it out." which leads to objective thinking about the situation and not negative judgment.)
2) This book is likewise about fright - the parents' fearfulness for the safety and happiness of their son, Chester'southward fear of loud noises, the school administration'due south fear of disruption to routine, etc. But they are all presented as reasonable and valid, and they are overcome, to varying degrees. There's also a great fleck about conviction betwixt Penny and Chester towards the end of the book, and I like how this volume stresses that you lot don't take to exist super confident or never agape to exist loved.
3) In general, I absolutely love eye reader books. They can be a lot of fun, only they likewise bargain with some heavy stuff, which is important. Simply because we'd rather not have 8 year olds call back nearly and bargain with bullying, poverty, and expiry doesn't mean that viii year olds around the earth don't experience it. Kudos to Ms. McGovern for showing that she can admittedly tackle this genre and do it successfully. I can't await to read her other books! (And she does great work out in western MA, so hopefully I'll go to encounter her or at least volunteer with the program when I'one thousand out there side by side twelvemonth!)
Happy Reading!
~Katie
I already have students in heed who will be captured by the dog'south tale, students who may or may not have an autistic kid in their lives, but who certainly have an an outsider peer. I am also actually excited to share this book with our staff who work with two interesting autistic students on a daily footing.
Note ane: Okay, I guess information technology's really not realistic fiction. I mean the dog talks, right? But it's not really fantasy, either. All the situations are thoroughly grounded in our world - nosotros just get everything through the perspective of the dog.
Note two: I read an ARC provided past the publisher because Ms. McGovern will be doing an author visit at my schoolhouse.
I beloved a dog story that has so much happiness and joy and hope. You know, like a dog.
I dearest this book.
Gus is a fifth grader who has extreme autism.
The story is told in Chester's vocalism and observances.
Gus's family unit adopts Chester in hopes that he will be able to possibly help cause a break-through with Gus. Withal, when Gus first meets Chester he screams and screams and screams, causing poor Chester to flee and hide. Maybe this wasn't a good idea, but Chester decides to "talk" to Gus through thou
Chester is a chocolate lab who has "failed" the service animal course due to his fear of loud noises.Gus is a fifth grader who has farthermost autism.
The story is told in Chester'due south voice and observances.
Gus's family unit adopts Chester in hopes that he will be able to possibly assistance cause a break-through with Gus. Notwithstanding, when Gus first meets Chester he screams and screams and screams, causing poor Chester to flee and hibernate. Perhaps this wasn't a adept idea, but Chester decides to "talk" to Gus through thoughts. Interesting idea, at first Gus is unresponsive to Chester's conversations (which is always printed in italics for the reader), slowly and surely Gus begins to respond with one or 2 words back.
Gus's female parent convinces the school that Gus attends that Chester needs to exist with Gus in his classroom - naturally, in that location is one teacher who objects to this system.
Chester does take a special service talent - aroma of impending wellness issue "attacks", which is discovered the day of the fire drill that drives Gus to hiding in a closet, and Chester overcomes his fright of loud noises to observe Gus.
The author writes from experience of having an autistic child.
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Gus's mother Sara is drastic for her son to be able to
Chester, a chocolate lab, would have been a perfect service domestic dog except for his fright of loud noises. Unable to be certified, Chester is called by the parents of a 10 year-old nonverbal boy with autism named Gus, hoping that Chester's help, Gus will be able to attend public schoolhouse. At start, Gus won't fifty-fifty let Chester nearly him, simply slowly allows to the dog near him. For his part, Chester knows he has found the person he was meant to exist with.Gus's mother Sara is desperate for her son to be able to go the schoolhouse with other children, and acting out of that desperation, she deceptively presents Chester as a certified service dog to the school'southward principal. Placed in a classroom, Chester is a striking with the other students who basically ignore Gus. But not everyone is happy almost having Chester effectually. A boy named Ed resents not being allowed to bring his domestic dog to schoolhouse, and the other fifth-class teacher, Mrs. Palmer, doesn't want a dog distracting students and disrupting school routine. One bright spot for Gus is Mama, a deli worker who loads the dishwasher and who simply accepts Gus for who he is.
Simply when it comes to light that Chester is not really a certified service domestic dog, the master tells Sara he can no longer back-trail Gus to school until he is certified. But on Chester's last twenty-four hour period of school, he and Gus get separated during a burn down drill, Gus is plant in a closet unconscious and after diagnosed every bit having a seizure. Kept dwelling house from schoolhouse for a few weeks, when Gus returns without Chester, he is badly browbeaten up by Ed, the class keen.
Sara decides to have Chester certified as a seizure response dog, and calls Penny, the person who originally trained him. But Penny has e'er had other ideas for Chester; convinced that he is an unusually intelligent dog, she wants to teach him to read and has not intention of returning Chester to Gus.
Will Chester ever return to his person, Gus?
Chester and Gus is a story that volition certainly pull at your heartstrings, particularly considering the narrated point of view is done by a domestic dog who connects with the boy for whom he was chosen. I thought this anthropomorphism was a especially effective literary strategy for a volume that is concerned with the limits of advice in order to be understood. Chester may empathize much of what is going on with Gus, but he has no way of telling anyone. Gus can communicate with Chester, but not with the rest of the world. It feels like a existent catch-22 and McGovern really has presented this frustrating situation successfully without resorting to being too ridiculous.
And she has actually captured Sara's desperation for her son to be part of the earth and then well, only also the resistance from people who don't empathize or care about autistic children being able to gain some level of independent. When I was teaching, I didn't come across too many Mrs. Palmers, but there were some who only couldn't be flexible.
Two things did bother me. While I could empathise Sara's motives, I didn't like her deceiving the main to get what she wanted. And I felt that Ms. Cooper, the teacher's aide assigned to Gus, never actually noticed what was going on with him at schoolhouse, and she certainly should have been reprimanded for not staying with him during the fire drill. Instead. blame fell solely on Chester's caput for abandoning Gus.
Writing a book about an basically nonverbal autistic grapheme isn't an easy thing to practise, only McGovern has succeeded at giving the reader a glimpse into what life is similar for the children and their families.
This book is recommended for readers age viii+
This book was an EARC received from Edelweiss+
This review was originally posted on Randomly Reading
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It is a wonderful book, told through a domestic dog's perspective (Chester) about autism, seizures, and service and therapy dos. It has Then many teac
Wonderful book! Many times I have read books told from a dog's point of view that are fun, low-cal, and entertaining. Those are keen books, but and so books like this come up along and human action every bit mirrors and windows into life assuasive you to connect and learn more about topics that are of import, simply we might not know a lot about. Well this book is i of those books.It is a wonderful volume, told through a dog'south perspective (Chester) about autism, seizures, and service and therapy dos. Information technology has Then many teachable moments and opportunities for discussion. It likewise has and so many opportunities for adults to reflect upon the diverse needs of students and challenge our entrenched assumptions most what people need to succeed. I just feel like this is such a great window for all.
I was trying to recall of a book I could compare this to and I kept coming back to one title. A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin. I say this considering both volume are emotionally complex. They are very dissimilar from each other story wise , just the emotional complexity and voice had me connecting.
I would definitely put this on your 2017 to read listing. Cammie does an astonishing job of pulling you in and pedagogy you about social emotional topics in such a rich and authentic style.
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I needed a book for a claiming, so I headed to B&Due north and talked with a couple ladies that piece of work there and they led me to this 1 which I bought for my granddaughter for her birthday. I was pleasantly surprised to come up dwelling after reading a fe
First, let me begin by saying that I am a dog lover! We had three dogs until our oldest 1, Buddy, died. At present we have ii: a lab/border collie mix, Rocky, and a Bichon Frise (the well-nigh adorable dogs) named Jazzmine, Jazz, Jazzy, depending on our mood and hers.I needed a book for a challenge, so I headed to B&N and talked with a couple ladies that piece of work there and they led me to this one which I bought for my granddaughter for her birthday. I was pleasantly surprised to come home after reading a few pages in her book and find my ain copy I borrowed for complimentary. (Okay, TMI? Sorry!)
This story is told from Chester's (Chess's) POV. Information technology is the cutest thing ever. Poor Chester couldn't pass the training examination to be a certified service dog, but his trainer was bound and adamant that he got into a good home where he could prove them what he could exercise. She taught him to "read" cards, fetch a few things, and another "tricks," but the thing no one can teach their beast is to have a real center.
Chester is that i domestic dog who will steal your heart, perhaps when you get-go meet him but more likely as you get to know him. He is a bit nervous, and so he's agape of noise and he ends up in a home with an autistic boy named Gus, who is a bit afraid of noises also, such as barking. Fifty-fifty though we know dogs can't really talk, we owners oft believe that they are thinking something or simply smiled at usa or are trying to tell u.s.a. XY and Z. Well, we get inside the caput and thoughts of Chester and I recall the writer must know dogs pretty well to exercise equally good of a job as I idea she did.
This story of Chester and Gus isn't what I'd call a sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat story; however, it did brand me want to know what would happen next. Chess's outset "job" was to go to schoolhouse with Gus and help him "socialize" more with the children, which is a chore for some autistic people. It is such a good volume to introduce children especially to autism and how some people part with information technology. I know my granddaughter knows nix virtually autistic people so I let me daughter know she'll want to talk with her about if so she can more fully appreciate Gus's interactions and lack of them.
Recommendation: Please read this sweet volume well-nigh Chester and Gus and how 1 dog tin can affect a little boy in a very positive way and vice-versa.
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This was an astonishing volume. It was a little as well real for me in places-simply honestly that just made it even meliorate and catch me more. I spent near of my fourth dimension reading this book with tears in my eyes for that reason, but I likewise spent fourth dimension laughing and smiling. The isolation Chester and Gus experience and the companionship they share is and then relatable. Possibly nosotros tin talk, just oft nosotros feel like no one is listening. I also felt a lot of kinship with Amelia. I di
I won this book equally a ARC giveaway from Goodreads.This was an amazing book. Information technology was a fiddling too existent for me in places-but honestly that merely made it even ameliorate and grab me more. I spent most of my time reading this volume with tears in my eyes for that reason, but I also spent time laughing and grin. The isolation Chester and Gus feel and the companionship they share is then relatable. Possibly nosotros can talk, just often we feel similar no one is listening. I likewise felt a lot of kinship with Amelia. I didn't want this book to end, but it was a relatively cute catastrophe. I'grand probably going to try to discover more of this writer's work to read. This book really got me though-perchance information technology wasn't the best choice for a train read. It's more the type y'all desire to sit down with and just dive into.
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Outset it brings some attention and understanding to autism, from several views - the parents, the school, the dog and the child.
Children with special needs require a artistic twist. Dogs similar Chester take a special souvenir.
Putting them together gave Chester purpose and Gus a voice.
The messages are many here simply the well-nigh resounding is that having a purpose, being able to do a job, to be helpful, is a wonderful feeling.
For the interview, I am choosing to be myself, or even someone who goes to visit the business firm regularly to see how Chester is doing as a service dog. I visit their house to make sure that Chester is doing his job correctly and as well help railroad train him to help further benefit his relationship with Gus.
Q: How would you describe yourself?
A: I would describe myself every bit a very energetic, and generous person. I enjoy making others happy and helping them, which is my chore as a service canis familiaris. In order to create a human relationship with Gus, I have to exist peaceful, calm, and respectful. I demand to learn my boundaries around him for u.s.a. to create a stable, and healthy bond.
Q: Describe any influences in your past that led you lot to do the things you do today.
A: Some influence in my past that led me to do the things that I do today is my mother. She was ever such an influence on me and my siblings. She e'er believed in me no affair the circumstances. She pushed me to always endeavour harder, and e'er exist yourself. I took these words from her as I used them to create a relationship with Gus.
Q: What is the one thing y'all want more than than anything and what's stopping you from getting information technology?
A: 1 thing I want more than anything is to 1, create an amazing human relationship with Gus, and two proceed working every bit a service canis familiaris, and officially get certified. Some things that are stopping me from getting it, and achieving these goals is cocky-confidence. I need to larn to have more trust in myself and learn to always trust my instincts.
Q: Who is your best friend and why?
A: My best friend is Gus. Throughout this period of time, we accept created such a strong and unbreakable bond, that I would merchandise for the world. We both help each other in our everyday lives and wait upwards the other ane as our part models. We started off our friendship with no bail, and now the bond that we have created between united states will concluding forever. Gus never fails to make me grinning and laugh, and I know that we both support each other no matter what.
Q: What is ane thing you lot walked away from these events learning?
A: One affair that I walked away from these events learning is that I should always believe in myself. I had a tough childhood and never really had a support organization through my siblings. I was pretty much on my ain for the first of my life. When I started every bit a service canis familiaris, I had a lot of trouble learning to trust people again, as time passed I learned to rely on people who have your best interest at heart.
Q: What are three words you'd use to draw yourself and why those 3 words?
A: Three words that I would utilize to depict myself are energetic, respectful, and supportive. I chose these three words because this is how I feel I treated Gus while I was his service dog. When I commencement started working with Gus, I started off energetic, considering I had never worked with anyone before. Equally time went on, I learned my boundaries effectually the house and learned to accept that Gus didn't ever need me. By doing this, it showed Gus that even if I wasn't with him, he notwithstanding had my back up, and I could help him in any state of affairs that he needed me to.
Q: What exercise you consider your greatest achievement so far, why?
A: My greatest accomplishment in life so far, would probably be leaning to get a service dog on my ain, with no help, and learning to work with Gus. At the get-go when I first started this job, it wasn't easy for me to connect with Gus. Nosotros needed to develop a human relationship between us, and learn how to work with each other. Once we achieved this, it created an unbreakable bond between us, that will last forever.
Q: How do yous feel about your surround (setting) and why?
A: I feel that my environment when I was younger was toxic, I never felt that I was able to speak up effectually my siblings, and I always felt like the underdog. I never knew how to act around people, and I didn't have enough confidence similar the residue of my siblings. Once I moved to Gus' house I needed to acquire my new environment, and adapt to my new surroundings.
Q: Who would yous turn to if y'all were in desperate need of help and why?
A: If I was in desperate demand of help, I would turn to Gus. I know that he is ever there to support me, and help me if I was ever in need. We have developed a very potent friendship between each other, and have learned to accept each other's differences and grow equally a whole.
Q: Name iii things you lot consider yourself to be proficient at, and 3 things you consider yourself to exist bad at.
A: Three things that I consider myself to be adept at are, understanding people's differences and learning to take them, helping others when in demand, and putting them earlier myself. Lastly, learning to adapt to a constant change. Three things that I consider myself to be bad at are, having confidence in myself, and assertive that I tin exercise information technology, learning to respect the fact that I'yard non e'er needed. Lastly, is to learn that it is okay to have boundaries, and ready rules between each other because that is what develops a stable human relationship.
This book had such a potent toll on my emotions. Chester and Gus developed their relationship in so many different ways, and in the end, they both ended upwards helping one and another. Every bit time went on they learned to respect each other's differences and modify themselves for the better. The characters develop throughout the story and learn to accept alter. Each character experienced their ain hardships equally a kid, but while Chester and Gus worked together, it benefited both of them. The connexion between the characters started off slow in the beginning, but as time went on they both learned to conform to the new change, and to each other. I would definitely recommend this book to others. If yous desire to find out more about the emotional bond between 2 characters, read Chester and Gus by Cammie McGovern.
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Library copy Chester and Gus - Cammie McGovern I am then emotional these days that only reading the blurb fabricated me tear up. What a good dog! I liked that it was written from the domestic dog'due south perspective, and that Gus was so uncommunicative.
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I am a business firm believer that animals have more capabilities than their people requite them credit for. This book shows how a dog that thought of himself as a failure worked difficult to notice a new purpose in life.
Chester was trained to be a service dog, merely later on he failed his certification considering he hates out noises, he idea he'd never become some other chance. When a family comes along in search of a friend for their autistic son, Gus, Chester bring it upon himself to help this boy
This book stole my centre.I am a firm believer that animals have more capabilities than their people requite them credit for. This book shows how a dog that thought of himself as a failure worked difficult to find a new purpose in life.
Chester was trained to exist a service dog, but after he failed his certification because he hates out noises, he thought he'd never get some other hazard. When a family unit comes forth in search of a friend for their autistic son, Gus, Chester bring it upon himself to assistance this boy like he knows he tin.
Later a lot of fourth dimension spent observing the boy, Chester learns the dos and don'ts of life with Gus. Don't make also much noise. Don't get too close to him. Don't lick him. Don't inquire also many questions.
That's correct. Chester finds himself bonded to this male child in such a way that he can't fifty-fifty describe it at first. Gus, who doesn't talk, seems to understand the things that Chester asks him and he answers back (some of the fourth dimension). Using this new tool for communication, Chester gets Gus to trust him considering he needs him now more than ever. But Chester has just been told he'southward not allowed in school anymore considering he's not a certified service dog.
Strange things have been going on with Gus lately and it all comes to a head one time the burn down alarms go off at school. Being frightened at outset, Chester loses track of Gus only forces his style to his boy. He finds Gus passed out in a cupboard and Gus is taken to the hospital for a few days.
Gus has epilepsy.
Now Chester has a renewed sense of responsibility for the boy and their relationship changes daily.
Can Chester be the dog that Gus needs him to exist?
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I do my best to review books and rarely include personal insights, but here I must interruption with that. I came to the book with great hopes, having had 3 service dogs, all lab mixes, and with the current i being a chocolate lab mix. I have commencement-mitt cognition of didactics special education. Given those, I thought the situations for Gus were largely accurate and the sticky moments betwixt the obligations of the schoolhouse and the rights of the parent and child rang true. I've seen service dogs exercise amazing things. I did struggle with the 'communication' that Chester was capable of, however. It's a lovely notion, but... Did I await as well much? Possibly. What I felt at the determination was that this was a pleasant story, realistic, and would exist adept for a young reader.
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Chester and Gus is an inspiring young adult novel due to its positive perspective and outlook on life regardless of overcoming fright. This volume reveals how a dog named Chester learns how to help and dear his new owner Gus after declining his service dog test. At first, Chester is really challenged by Gus' behavior and decisions due to his autism. Somewhen though, the ii are able to overcome their fear HarperCollins, 2018, 272 pgs., Genre: Fiction, Grade level: 3-five, GR level: Due south, Lexile level: 680L
Chester and Gus is an inspiring immature adult novel due to its positive perspective and outlook on life regardless of overcoming fright. This volume reveals how a dog named Chester learns how to assist and beloved his new owner Gus after declining his service dog examination. At kickoff, Chester is really challenged by Gus' beliefs and decisions due to his autism. Eventually though, the two are able to overcome their fears and pursue bast them in life.
Teaching ideas:
This is a novel that should exist taught and talked nigh, specially in the form of either a classroom read or every bit a volume for read aloud. For a lesson to teach the children every bit a response to literature, I would have students write an explanatory letter to the individuals running the Service dog training area to convince them as to why Chester deserves to exist a service dog and why. For this, I would have students outset form a classroom discussion on the reasons in which Charlotte helps the boosted family members.
NYS ELA CCS:
RI.4.3, W.4.2a (less)
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What an inspiring, differen WOW. I am speechless. Chester, the canis familiaris narrating this book filled me with hope and wonder, while Gus' story tugged tightly at my heart strings. The special way animals communicate with their humans is truly a wondrous sight to behold. All the same, what makes it even more fascinating is when that fauna, like a seeing centre dog, performs a special job for their homo that but they can exercise. A bond like that is then special and unbreakable. It is something they will have forever.
What an inspiring, different read this was. It was unlike anything I have read before. I have never read a story about a kid with Autism. While I realize that Autism is different for everyone, this story truly opened my optics to what that means. While this book was heartbreaking at times, it was even so hopeful. The ending was honestly perfect, every bit it keeps both Chester & Gus open to all that is possible in the future. They remain optimistic and total of hope despite everything. I highly recommend this story to everyone, not just children. It truly opens your eyes to all of the different people in the globe, how they recollect, and the unbreakable bond between a boy and his dog
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Chester is born in a litter of dogs expected to become service dogs. Due to a problem with loud sounds, Chester isn't selected for the extended training plan. His initial handler recognizes his intelligence and extensive vocabulary. Penny would similar to keep him and continue training him, but that's not allowed and Chester ends up beingness sent to a family unit.
He is confused nearly what Told from the dog's (Chester) betoken of view, this is a delightful and heartfelt story near finding purpose and abode.
Chester is born in a litter of dogs expected to become service dogs. Due to a problem with loud sounds, Chester isn't selected for the extended preparation program. His initial handler recognizes his intelligence and extensive vocabulary. Penny would similar to keep him and proceed training him, merely that's non immune and Chester ends upwardly existence sent to a family unit.
He is confused nearly what he is expected to do with his family. Exist a companion and friend to Gus? How will he work? Chester knows he is supposed to be a working canis familiaris. Being a friend doesn't sound like work. Ah, simply maybe Chester's hardest job will be finding a mode for Gus to be able to trust him so they tin get friends. Yous will never, ever judge how they learn to trust each other! ...more
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