Newfoundland dog, like Hercules
Ever get in trouble just for being YOU? It happens a lot to Fran. She can’t seem to control herself. She spends quite a bit of time against the wall at recess. Her teacher is worried that her bossy, rude behavior will keep her from making friends.
Fran really wants two things. One is the princess part in the school play. The other is to keep her mischievous Newfoundland puppy named Hercules. She will need to control her behavior at school to keep the part in the play. She will need to help Hercules control his behavior in order to keep him.
The adults in this story can be counted on to help Fran reach a happy ending.
Naima, the main character in Rickshaw Girl, lives very far from us. The yellow dot on the left of the map shows about where we live. The white dot towards the right shows where Naima lives in Bangladesh. Even though she lives far away and her life is a lot different than ours, I felt that I really understood her. She was trying to help, but instead caused a costly accident. It is such an awful feeling when we make things harder for those we love. Unfortunately, it happens to us all at one time or another. Perseverance and good thinking allow Naima to solve the problem and help her family in the end.