Shelby's Best Friend

by VeraLee Wiggins

Selby needs God's help as she tries to take care of her new puppy, make friends with a black classmate, and deal with an obnoxious boy at school as well as with the troubled girl across the street.

Genres: Childrens

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

About the author

VERALEE WIGGINS has been a favorite of Heartsong readers for a long time. With nine Heartsongs to her credit, she said, 'I want my readers to know that God loves them much more than any earthly person does, and desperately wants them to love Him, too. I want to show that following Him is the best and happiest way to go.' Through her books, she wanted to increase the reader's faith.

VeraLee went home to be with the Lord on December 24, 1995, and will be sadly missed. She has since been inducted into the Heartsong Hall of Fame.

Reviews

[Mariella Esquivel Tello · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good premise and I wish there were more stories.


I know this is supposed to be a Christian kids' book, but I'm afraid I must be bluntly honest: Molly is a toxic friend.

She's possessive, envious, intolerant and blames almost everyone for her problems. Regardless of what anyone believes, Molly deserves to hear the ugly truth about herself: Just because you have a tough time at home, doesn't mean you get to take it out on others. And friends are NOT property you can emotionally blackmail and manipulate to do what you want either.