title: Lenore Finds a Friend: A True Story from Bedlam Farm (My Readers)
author:  Jon Katz 
description: Two of the canine stars of Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm (2011) return in this gentle true story of interspecies affection. Katz again pulls double-duty as writer and photographer and hooks readers from the first spread: When Lenore came to Bedlam Farm, she was just a puppy. None of the other animals wanted to be her friend. This, of course, is paired with a heart-melting shot of a lonely-looking puppy. Katz skillfully uses the repetition of a picture book to continue the story: The rooster crowed at her. The donkey tried to kick her. The goats just jeered. The plot soon becomes a three-character struggle between Lenore, the ram she kisses in hopes of making a friend, and border collie Rose, who disapproves of the relationship: Why would a dog want to be friends with a ram? Katzs photos, too, share the compositional traits of a picture book, with characters effectively foregrounded or split off into opposing halves of a frame to signal rumination or opposition. Its irresistible, of coursesmall, personal, and heartwarming. Preschool-Grade 1. --Daniel Kraus
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  # Spiked
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Billionaire Playground Book Four
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Lenore Ashwood
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [![Lenore Ashwood](../images/00003.jpeg)
  
  
  ![Lenore Ashwood](../images/00002.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,
  business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental. All
  rights reserved. Except for use in a review, the reproduction or use of this
  work in any part is forbidden without the express written permission of the
  author.
  
  
  Spiked © 2020 by Lenore Ashwood
  
  
  Published by Lenore Ashwood and Lodestar Press
  
  
  Cover by Lodestar Press
  
  
  Edited by Hot Tree Editing
  
  
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Introduction](part0003_split_000.html#2RHM0-23e6cd6e4d1e42edba2dc6c3fb92ad9c)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0004.html#3Q280-23e6cd6e4d1e42edba2dc6c3f