title: Homeward Hounds: Hopeful tales for a second chance, told by lovable hounds as they wait in the shelter for a new home.
author:  Karen J. Roberts 
description: Karen J. Roberts was inspired to write children's books when she adopted her dog Louie on December 12th 2011 from the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, Ma. Her stories tell tales of lovable characters promoting animal kindness and responsible pet ownership. Karen strives to play an integral role as an educator in the animal rescue community to raise awareness about the importance of choosing adoption. Her ultimate goal is to help raise a generation of animal advocates to effect social change with regards to the pet over population issues in the U.S.
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  ![Book Title, Homeward Hound, Subtitle, A Novel, Author, Rita Mae Brown,
  Imprint, Ballantine Books](../images/9780399178382_title_page.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![RITA MAE BROWN ILLUSTRATED BY LEE GILDEA, JR. BALLANTINE BOOKS NEW
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  _Homeward Hound_ is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and
  incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or
  dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  Copyright © 2018 by American Artists, Inc.
  
  
  Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Lee Gildea, Jr.
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random
  House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.
  
  
  BALLANTINE and the HOUSE colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random
  House LLC.
  
  
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