Book Review- When Friendship Followed Me Home

When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin, is an intense first person tale of love and loss that will have you shedding tears for twelve year old protagonist Ben Coffin.  When we meet Ben he's been rescued from lonely foster kid status by a wonderful woman who has adopted him and they've created a family together that's full of love and laughter and shared good times. And, despite troubles in his school life, Ben makes a new friend in the unique and creative Halley and has just been followed home by an adorable dog. Unfortunately, these happy set of circumstances don't last and Ben's world is shattered by devastating news. Join Ben, Halley and the little dog Flip on their journey through sadness and story telling as they create a novel together that gets them through terrible times. Ben and Halley's book gets them through tough times, and this book will help you if you've ever experienced tough times yourself. Several paws up for When Friendship Followed Me Home.