Dear Riley Rose,: The story of a woman and her dog...and how they saved each other -- Caroline Rose, Hardcover Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction Caldecott Medal Winner Newbery Honor

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Dear Riley Rose,: The story of a woman and her dog...and how they saved each other -- Caroline Rose, Hardcover Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction Caldecott Medal Winner Newbery HonorI'd like to tell you a story. It's a fairy tale of sorts At the age of twenty seven, Caroline Rose was finishing her first year of medical school and in the best shape of her life when she was shockingly diagnosed with a highly aggressive, incurable, stage IV cancer. At the age of one, Riley, a Great Dane Labrador mix, was rescued from inhumane abuse. An Internet search of rescue dogs during Caroline's first remission led her to a picture a large