Marvin's Gift

Otto, John

Otto, Payton

Children's Books

Marla F. Jones

<p>Logan's classmates whisper behind his back. His dad is in jail for beating him. Logan just wants a normal family-with a mom and a dad at home. One evening, Logan lashes out in anger and destroys his sister's toy, one their dad gave to her. He decides to run away from home. Logan packs his backpack and heads to the window. But before he can leave, an otherworldly visitor named Marvin shows up. He shares his own story of incarceration and redemption through a rehabilitation program at the prison. He helps Logan realize that people can change, even Logan's dad.Marvin then gives Logan the tools to not only fix Emma's toy, but to deal with his anger about his dad. This powerful story features the Friends for Folks program, where prison inmates partner with veterinarians to rehabilitate abandoned, abused dogs. Caring for, and training, these special dogs gives the prisoners not only life skills, but empathy and compassion for others.</p>

<p>Life doesn't guarantee a second chance, but in turning a rescue mutt into a world-class, search-and-rescue responder, Marvin, an inmate serving a life sentence in an Oklahoma prison, earned his -- in the process he inspired other inmates to try and atone for their wrongs. Inspired by a heart-warming true story of a man, a dog, and the prison therapy dog program (originally started by Sister Pauline Quinn in Washington State) that has convinced more than one tough-on-crime advocate that rehabilitation is indeed possible, told by the veterinarian son and grandson of a former acting director of the FBI.</p>

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