The Pet Sitter

This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. "Pet sitting would be good work for you," Ginny's friend Eva tells her. Ginny really is cut out to be a pet sitter. After the death of her dog, Rocky, she can't bear the thought of getting another dog. But then Ginny takes care of Eva's dog for a week and realizes something important—she not only loved Rocky, she loves all animals. And animals love her. So she starts a pet-sitting business. Funny and not-so-funny things happen along the way. And she learns that loving animals is not always enough to make a business work. Lexile level: 580L