A tail-waggingly good read about accepting difference and loving who you really are.

'…there's definitely no such thing as normal, and ordinary is plain boring.'

When New Dog arrives at Keane Kennels Jan knows there is something different about her: with her question-mark paw, the fact she only goes through doors that open inwards and her funny moonwalk.



New Dog's differences make it hard for her to be accepted into a new home, just like Jan finds it hard to be accepted at school and by her sister, June. Jan decides that she must find a way to prove that both she and New Dog are normal, definitely. But hiding their differences doesn't seem to be working, and is there any such thing as 'normal' anyway?

·      From the author of Call Me Lion and Project Pony

·      Follows a young girl as she learns about her autism diagnosis

·      Packed with cute dogs, full of personality

A heart-warming story, perfect for fans of A Kind of Spark and The Goldfish Boy.



Camilla Chester is a dog-walking, horse-riding writer. She's been a finalist in two national children's writing competitions, for the National Literacy Trust and Mslexia, and has previously successfully self-published three novels. Her first traditionally published novel Call Me Lion (Firefly 2022) was selected for The Summer Reading Challenge and the Read for Empathy List, won the 2023 Crystal Kite and was shortlisted for the UKLA Children's Book Awards. Camilla lives in Hertfordshire with her family and various furry friends.