A heartfelt and humorous new voice in

children’s literature

Meet Prim Pawn

She’s the author of Avery the Dogless Orphan and the Interdimensional Stray

This middle-grade novel, an ode to dogs and family bonds, is sure to become a household favorite. For kids 8 to 12, their parents and teachers, and the young at heart, Avery The Dogless Orphan will make you laugh and cry. It will make you want to hug your loved ones, human and furball alike.

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The book cover shows a mysterious scene. A young girl comforts a stray dog, while it storms by a lighthouse. An ominous figure lurks in the lighthouse window.

All orphan Avery wants is a dog of her own. . .

…but her strict stand-in-mom, Aunt Laurel, absolutely forbids it with ridiculous excuse (dogs drool) after ridiculous excuse (dogs shed). Everything changes the summer before sixth grade when Avery and Aunt Laurel travel to Beaver Island, Lake Michigan—a place Avery’s only heard about in her aunt’s old nursery rhyme. The poem warns of mysterious Scorned Sliders who travel from a different dimension to wreak havoc on the island’s dogs.

But that’s just a silly story. Right?