How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life by Art Corriveau

Nicky finds out that living a fake life is not as fun as he thought and that a dog is all he needed to go through this big divorce. They took him to the vet and got him a fake metal hip bone. Reeling from his parents' separation, his move from a comfortable suburban home and perennially postponed visits with his father, almost-12-year-old Nicky Flynn begins a log to record his mother's 'lying' when she brings home a former seeing-eye dog to share their tiny apartment in Charlestown, near Boston. In the end Nicky returns home and Reggie's hip bone fails. When the owner came back and they asked about his grandson, they were confused so he ran away even farther. Nicky got himself in a very big pickle by saying he was his grandson when he was not. He meets these old folks up on Monument Square who knew the old owner of Reggie. Nicky was very upset with this and ran away from home. Reggie(Nicky's German Shepard) had gotten on Nicky' mom's nerves and she was about to take him to the pound. At First he saw big dog as a problem and then that changed.

Hes even more annoyed that she brought home Reggie from the pound. His mother sees this and gets him a seeing-eyed dog. Plot Summary: Nicky isnt happy that his mom made him move to Charlestown. Nicky is very disappointed in this occasion. Ages 8–12.Nicky Flynn lived in Littleton in their large home but now since his parents got a divorce, he moved from his large house to a small appartment in Boston. Nicky should appeal to readers who have had troubles at home or have struggled to fit in. In his first book for young readers, Corriveau (Housewrights) includes cultural and geographical facts about Boston without weighing the story down. But the web of lies he tells in the process grows out of control, and ultimately he must face up to the truth and accept the dissolution of his parents’ marriage. My second middle-grade novel for Abrams, 13 Hangmen, was also published in Spring 2012. With Reggie leading the way, Nicky visits the haunts of the dog’s former owner and tries to figure out why Reggie landed at the pound. My debut middle-grade novel, How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life (and a Dog) was published by Amulet Books (Abrams) in Spring 2010, and was released in paperback Spring 2012 under the title How I Got a Life and a Dog. While Nicky is at first dismayed by his new companion, he quickly grows to rely on him, particularly since he is having a hard time integrating at his new school, and his father neither calls nor visits. Despite having difficulty making ends meet, Nicky’s mother brings home another mouth to feed: Reggie, a former guide dog. This touching and engrossing story stars 11-year-old Nicky, whose parents have just split up, forcing him to move with his troubled mother to a tiny apartment in Boston.

How I, Nicky Flynn, Finally Get a Life by Art Corriveau