Callie Smith Grant is the editor of Second-Chance Dogs, The Cat in the Window, The Dog Next Door, The Cat on My Lap, The Dog at My Feet, The Horse of My Heart, and The Horse of My Dreams. She is also the author of several nonfiction books for young readers and adults as well as many animal-themed stories and poems.
There's no feeling quite like that of getting a second chance and a fresh start. When we adopt a homeless cat-or that cat decides to adopt us-we're not just giving one of earth's most beautiful and inscrutable creatures a chance at a good life, we're givi...[SEE MORE]