Amy Allinson, Matt Allinson Maddie's Great Adventure

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Taking your first trip away from home can be a scary thing to do,especially if you're a pug puppy named Maddie, and there's a hurricaneon the way! Maddie's Great Adventure is the true story of how a pugfrom New York gets on a plane with her parents and flies to Florida fora sunny vacation. She is fearful at first, but Maddie quickly findsexciting things to see, smell, and do in this unusual place. As soon asher paws hit the warm cement, her curly tail starts wagging, and shefeels the breeze on her whiskers. No sooner than she begins to enjoy the palm trees and colorful bugs,dark clouds and thunder blanket the sky. Hurricane Charley is whatMaddie hears, as she and her family spend the next day indoors. There'slightning and more water than most pugs ever see, and then theelectricity goes out. Her Dad has to light candles, and Maddie triesbarking at the noises outside. All she really wants to do is to go hometo her favorite bed. When Maddie awakes the next morning, she is surprised at what she sees:a break in the clouds, birds chirping, and finally the sun! HurricaneCharley is gone. With not a cloud in sight, she flies back home to NewYork, bringing her vacation and her adventure to an end. Maddie willalways remember her great adventure. No one ever knows how the wind willblow, but Maddie learns that listening, being brave, and staying nearthe ones you love will help you weather any kind of storm.