JAKE AND HIS DOG DRAKE and Other Stories by Jayden Opara

This collection brings together two stories about children who face heartbreak and come out the other side stronger, guided by loyalty, hard work, and unexpected kindness. In Jake and His Dog Drake, a boy betrayed by his own brother must survive on his own, until a stray dog becomes the loyal friend he never had. In Josh the Great Lawyer, a boy who loses his family in an accident is treated unfairly at an orphanage, but a stranger's kindness sets him on the path to becoming the lawyer who fights for justice. Both stories are about the same thing: what happens after everything falls apart, and who shows up to help you build something new.