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Stella

Stella

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  • Create Date：2022-09-02 06:21:38
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：McCall Hoyle
  • ISBN：1639930558
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Summary

An uplifting and poignant story about a former service beagle named Stella who must find the courage to overcome her fears and use her special nose to save a girl’s life。

Ever since she was a puppy， Stella was trained to use her powerful beagle nose to sniff out dangerous chemicals and help her handler keep people safe。 But during a routine security inspection， Stella misses the scent of an explosive。 The sound of the blast is loud and scary。 Unable to go back to work because of her anxiety， Stella is retired as a working dog。

When a young girl named Cloe wants to adopt Stella， the beagle knows this is her last chance to prove her worth。 But how？ When Stella smells a strange chemical inside Cloe's body， a scent that surges just before the girl has a seizure， Stella's nose makes the connection。 But how can Stella warn her new family without them thinking she's having an anxiety attack？ How can she convince others that she can be a new kind of service dog and hopefully save Cloe's life？

Even dogs deserve a second chance。

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Reviews

Amanda ，

Such a sweet story。 This is a Texas Bluebonnet nominee this year。 Told from Stella， a beagle's， perspective you get a better understanding of service dogs and what they are probably thinking and feeling。 Bonus: I learned some new training tips for my two rescue dogs。 A great middle reader book！ Such a sweet story。 This is a Texas Bluebonnet nominee this year。 Told from Stella， a beagle's， perspective you get a better understanding of service dogs and what they are probably thinking and feeling。 Bonus: I learned some new training tips for my two rescue dogs。 A great middle reader book！ 。。。more

Joy Davenport ，

Solid book about a good dog。 Starts with a tragedy before readers are connected to characters， details are given further in the book。 Not in a gory way。 Good for animal lovers， especially dogs。 Interesting training tidbits。 Rating: g+ for the bomb scenes， mentioned at first， then described in a little further detail。 Recommend: 3rd and up。 I would be wary of giving this book to kids who have had experiences or have pronounced fears of events such as the airport bombing， or at least read with the Solid book about a good dog。 Starts with a tragedy before readers are connected to characters， details are given further in the book。 Not in a gory way。 Good for animal lovers， especially dogs。 Interesting training tidbits。 Rating: g+ for the bomb scenes， mentioned at first， then described in a little further detail。 Recommend: 3rd and up。 I would be wary of giving this book to kids who have had experiences or have pronounced fears of events such as the airport bombing， or at least read with them。 The book Carrie’s Sind good messages about overcoming fear。 。。。more

Marsha ，

A good one I think students will enjoy。 It's told from the dog's point of view。 A different kind of dog story。 Enjoyable！ A good one I think students will enjoy。 It's told from the dog's point of view。 A different kind of dog story。 Enjoyable！ 。。。more

Caroline ，

Very cute children's book。 Love how the book is in a dogs perspective。 Very cute children's book。 Love how the book is in a dogs perspective。 。。。more

Kelly Morin ，

Loved itI read this book because it was an ssyra （sunshine state young readers award） but this book connected with me。 One of my favorite books I’ve read in a long time。

Emily Steimel ，

Book itself probably would’ve been 3⭐️ but the audio was SO dramatic and annoying。

Sara Adams ，

Very good， not a sad pet book。

Lisa ，

Best book all Summer！I read this book quickly because the writing is fast paced and accessible。 Also， this is a great story！ The beginning is a bit tough but it really draws you in to meet engaging characters。 Who doesn’t love a good Dog Book？ I love this book for 3rd to 5th grade readers and I can’t wait to share it with my students at school！

Ricci Beck ，

I just don’t think I was in the right frame of mind for this book right now。 The happy vs sad ratio wasn’t high enough for me to enjoy it and I found most of it depressing

Debbie Tanner ，

This sweet book is about Stella， a bomb sniffing dog， who had a terrible experience and is suffering from post traumatic stress。 A dog trainer named Esperanza is Stella's last resort and Esperanza's daughter， Chloe， is determined to save Stella。 Chloe， Esperanza， and Stella discover a hidden talent， and hope for all of them。 This is a lovely story which could be a terrific opening to talk about how debilitating post traumatic stress in all forms can be。 I can't wait to give this one to kids。 This sweet book is about Stella， a bomb sniffing dog， who had a terrible experience and is suffering from post traumatic stress。 A dog trainer named Esperanza is Stella's last resort and Esperanza's daughter， Chloe， is determined to save Stella。 Chloe， Esperanza， and Stella discover a hidden talent， and hope for all of them。 This is a lovely story which could be a terrific opening to talk about how debilitating post traumatic stress in all forms can be。 I can't wait to give this one to kids。 。。。more

Haley ，

I can see children adoring this book; they will love reading from the perspective of a dog。 The relationship between Cloe （surprised by that spelling！） and Stella is another thing that will endear readers。 As an adult， I didn't get invested in the characters or plot like I was expecting and found myself bored periodically throughout the short book。 I can see children adoring this book; they will love reading from the perspective of a dog。 The relationship between Cloe （surprised by that spelling！） and Stella is another thing that will endear readers。 As an adult， I didn't get invested in the characters or plot like I was expecting and found myself bored periodically throughout the short book。 。。。more

Amanda Murphy ，

Listened to this with me 6 year old daughter who begged for more， and screamed and squeezed my hand， and shouted for Stella to remember what Connie said。 She gives is 67 stars。 And we've been playing Stella for the last 15 minutes， which consists of her alerting and me telling her she's a good girl。 Listened to this with me 6 year old daughter who begged for more， and screamed and squeezed my hand， and shouted for Stella to remember what Connie said。 She gives is 67 stars。 And we've been playing Stella for the last 15 minutes， which consists of her alerting and me telling her she's a good girl。 。。。more

Cheryl ，

Loved this cute story and how the dog tells her tale。 Very enjoyable and made me laugh at times。

WhiteDF ，

This book had me at BEAGLE。 Stella， the beagle， tells her own sad but hopeful story。 Following a horrible explosion at the airport where Stella is separated from her beloved handler， Connie， Stella has been in an out of 3 foster homes- one disaster after another due to her PTSD。 Connie's friend Esperanza， also a dog trainer， agrees to take Stella home to work with her in hopes that she can eventually become adoptable。 Stella wants more than anything to loved and live inside with her human（s）。 Th This book had me at BEAGLE。 Stella， the beagle， tells her own sad but hopeful story。 Following a horrible explosion at the airport where Stella is separated from her beloved handler， Connie， Stella has been in an out of 3 foster homes- one disaster after another due to her PTSD。 Connie's friend Esperanza， also a dog trainer， agrees to take Stella home to work with her in hopes that she can eventually become adoptable。 Stella wants more than anything to loved and live inside with her human（s）。 This title has been nominated as 1 of 10 titles for the 2023 Kentucky Bluegrass Award for grades 3-5。 。。。more

Abs ，

Great family read， or kid read。 I loved it！

Christine ，

Cute book told from the dog， Stella's， perspective。 Stella's handler has died after an explosion， and Stella is suffering from PTSD。 She is trying to be a good dog in new environments， but she isn't always helpful。 How does she communicate what she is smelling to her new people？ Read to find out if Stella finds her new person and forever home。 Cute book told from the dog， Stella's， perspective。 Stella's handler has died after an explosion， and Stella is suffering from PTSD。 She is trying to be a good dog in new environments， but she isn't always helpful。 How does she communicate what she is smelling to her new people？ Read to find out if Stella finds her new person and forever home。 。。。more

Becky ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In STELLA by McCall Hoyle， a retired bomb-sniffing beagle is trying to overcome her fears after missing the scent of some explosives while on duty with her handler。 This special dog has to work so very hard to overcome her anxiety to help her new girl who has epilepsy。

Natalie Rivera ，

Wow！ What an amazing story！ Told from the perspective of Stella， the beagle。 Makes you wonder/hope that your pets feel this way about you， that you are their person。 Really puts into perspective that we are our pets' whole world。 Wow！ What an amazing story！ Told from the perspective of Stella， the beagle。 Makes you wonder/hope that your pets feel this way about you， that you are their person。 Really puts into perspective that we are our pets' whole world。 。。。more

Brandi ，

I love a great dog story。 Stella the beagle tells how she finds a new home and purpose with Cloe， after tragically losing her first person， Connie。 Great lesson on not letting mistakes define our lives， perseverance， and overcoming difficulties。 Unique perspective as Stella is the narrating voice。

Denicemarcell ，

summer reading 2022 Book about an Animal

Alice ，

I abandoned this book after months of trying - no reflection on the book just the reader

Cathy Fassett ，

This is such a great book！ I wanted to cray right from the beginning。

Kathy Strayer ，

#6-on bluebonnet list 2022-23

Mariah ，

All of the SSYRA and Teen Reads I've been reading have been hard for me to rate right off in the moment， but this one was especially difficult。 Still， while others I've toyed with changing after a review I know for certain this one is sticking。 All of the SSYRA and Teen Reads I've been reading have been hard for me to rate right off in the moment， but this one was especially difficult。 Still， while others I've toyed with changing after a review I know for certain this one is sticking。 。。。more

Mr。 Canning ，

Texas Bluebonnet List: 2022-2023This is the story of a Beagle， Stella， that is trained to Sniff out bombs。 However， she fails to find one in time and her handler， Connie is killed in the blast。 Stella then is taken in by a new handler， Esperanza， and her daughter， Cloe， to retrain。 However， Stella has gift that may be even a lot better than being able to sniff out bombs。 Read and find out what that gift is。 The story is told by Stella， the dogs point of view。As I read books I also keep in mind " Texas Bluebonnet List: 2022-2023This is the story of a Beagle， Stella， that is trained to Sniff out bombs。 However， she fails to find one in time and her handler， Connie is killed in the blast。 Stella then is taken in by a new handler， Esperanza， and her daughter， Cloe， to retrain。 However， Stella has gift that may be even a lot better than being able to sniff out bombs。 Read and find out what that gift is。 The story is told by Stella， the dogs point of view。As I read books I also keep in mind "left/right agenda themes" being pushed。 This novel leans left。 The races of the characters are not mentioned which is very good， however， they are not hard to figure out。 Esperanza and Cloe are Hispanic。 The bad guy neighbor， Verne， and his nephews （one named Beau） are white。 The white men/boys as being the bad guys/villains is a consistent left agenda theme。 You can find it in many， if not most， books fiction for kids today。Gun portrayal as bad is also a left theme。 That's also in this novel。 Verne likes to shoot guns and his nephews， hunt squirrels for sport。 One nephew， Beau， misuses his gun when he points it at Cloe in the novel。 。。。more

Lupe ，

Listening to Stella was very sweet。 She is a little Beagle who wants to be a “good girl” again after an accident kills her handler。 This book had suspense and kept my attention。 The only thing that bothered me was Stella’s strong vocabulary except certain items like “coffee” and “pizza。” That’s just just nitpicking。 I think my students will enjoy this book。

Melanie Dulaney ，

Stella used to work with Connie at the airport sniffing out explosives， but when she makes a mistake， an explosion kills Connie and leaves her traumatized。 After 3 failed attempts at re-homing Stella， the decision is made to put her down but Esperanza and her daughter Cloe step in for one last try at helping the beagle recover。 Told from Stella’s perspective， middle grade readers will cheer as Stella relays the steps that Cloe takes to help her learn to stay calm when there is a loud noise， to f Stella used to work with Connie at the airport sniffing out explosives， but when she makes a mistake， an explosion kills Connie and leaves her traumatized。 After 3 failed attempts at re-homing Stella， the decision is made to put her down but Esperanza and her daughter Cloe step in for one last try at helping the beagle recover。 Told from Stella’s perspective， middle grade readers will cheer as Stella relays the steps that Cloe takes to help her learn to stay calm when there is a loud noise， to follow new commands and to play。 More importantly， Stella will learn to trust herself and her nose again and will show Esperanza that a dog can warn others when Cloe is about to have a seizure。 Dog-trainer/author McCall Hoyle knows dogs and uses authoritative sources to make Stella’s voice as authentic as a human can and clearly conveys the love between a girl and her dog。 Wonderful book for grades 3-6 with no profanity， sexual content or violence outside of the brief description of what happened at the airport and two encounters in the woods with two rowdy， squirrel-hunting boys with firecrackers。 Discussion questions included after the author’s notes are excellent for use with literature circle groups or as a guide when parents and children read together。A 2022-2023 Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee。 。。。more

Zulaika Hernandez ，

Sweet story about a beagle named Stella with PTSD who finds and connects with a new owner。 The story has some humor as it is told from the dog’s point of view。 Heartwarming ending and would highly recommend to elementary students in grades 3-5。

Marge Keller ，

This book was very stressful to read。 I hope it doesn’t stress students out。 It is a good story that ends well。

Eva ，

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK！ this is definitely one of my favorite books， i loved how McCall Hoyle put such a bond between Stella and Cloe！ i would definitely recommend this book！

Reference

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