Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

Book excerpt: Zadie Ma has a special talent for telling stories, and it seems that Zadie's stories can come true. Zadie's dearest wish is to have a dog of her own and so she starts to write the story of a poor unwanted dog called Jupiter, who's just waiting to be rescued by a loving girl like Zadie. One morning when she's supposed to be minding the family shop for her mother, Zadie sets off to look for Jupiter. It's not quite the same as in her story, and once Zadie has rescued him she realises she can't just take Jupiter home because her mother won't let her keep a dog. Luckily her bold new friend Sparrow lets Zadie keep Jupiter at her house till Zadie can work things out. But a series of unlucky events means that Zadie can't write the happy ending she dreams of for her story, and she fears that she might lose Jupiter for good. Can Zadie's most important story of all, the one where she keeps the dog of her dreams, ever come true?