Cara Sue Achterberg
Author of Another Good Dog:One Family and Fifty Foster Dogs
About the Author
Cara Sue Achterberg is the author of several books, including I'm Not Her and Girls' Weekend, which were national bestsellers. She is the author of Another Good Dog, also available from Pegasus Books, and lives in New Freedom, Pennsylvania.
Works by Cara Sue Achterberg
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Achterberg, Cara
- Birthdate
- 2014-05-20
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Wilmington, Delaware, USA
- Places of residence
- New Freedom, Pennsylvania, USA
Phoenix, Maryland, USA
Cockeysville, Maryland, USA
Wilmington, Delaware, USA - Education
- Averett University, Danville, VA
Eastern University, St Davids, PA
Alexis I duPont High School, Greenville, DE - Occupations
- freelance writer
blogger
Youth Minister
horse trainer
riding instructor - Agent
- Tina Schwartz, The Purcell Agency
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Statistics
- Works
- 7
- Members
- 123
- Popularity
- #162,201
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 34
- ISBNs
- 28
While reading this book, I truly got to know Kate and her daughter Jenna. I came to understand Everett and the way that he thought. And I came to appreciate and adore JT with his Asperger's and his unique way of viewing the world. The family itself is very insular, but I got to know secondary characters too through the ways that they interacted with the family.
Jenna was my favourite character--she has a tendency to break into houses and came to know many of her neighbours in that fashion. She's also quite intelligent and aware of what's going on. I loved the way she was vulnerable as she started exploring romance despite the cynicism of her grandmother.
And her grandmother, wow, she definitely kept things moving and provided a source of much of the conflict within this book. Her character also raised important questions of depression and the way we treat the elderly that I found to be quite poignant.
The plot wasn't quite interesting--if I described it to you, I'm not sure that it would persuade you to read this. In theory, it focused on a mystery of birth, and in Kate's sister trying to find their long-gone father. But instead, the strength of this book came from more of an exploration of characters as they navigated certain situations.
Nonetheless, this book was quite enjoyable, and I'm looking forward to more from Achterberg.
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