num_pages: 416
description: In this heartwarming story perfect for fans of An Unexpected Grace and A Dogs Way Home a single mom learns that her disabled son can communicate with a very special dogand the lessons this dog teaches can shape the future and transform their lives.Dr. Kate Blunt will do anything for her son Jasper. Well almost anything. Since Jasper has the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis Kates always told him he couldnt get a dog Its a tough call but shes a single mom taking care of a kid who has to fight for every breath he takes. The daily medical routine that keeps Jasper alive is complicated enough without adding a mutt to the mix. Worse still as the veterinarian in charge of a Cape Cod animal shelter Kates life is wall-to-wall mutts in constant need of forever homes.Kate must live with the fact that every abandoned dog is on a two-week deadline to find a human  and the scarred mistreated wreck that turns up doesnt stand a chance. Named Whistler hes too old too ugly. But the dog forms an instantaneous almost magical connection with Jasper. The dog never makes a sound let alone a bark yet he speaks to Jasper in a myriad of mysterious ways forging an indelible bond with the boy. The clocks ticking the dogs future hangs in the balance and Jasper would do anything to find him a home; but Whistler has chosen them -- for a reason.And what Whistler inspires in Kate and Jasper may be his most important lesson of all.
language: English
title: The Wonder of Lost Causes
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks