Book Review On CHESTER & GUS

By: Cammie McGovern

                                               

I started reading this book two weeks ago and finished it now. This book is about Chester, a dog, who fails his service dog certification test, and then a family, who has an autistic son, adopts him to help the boy. He doesn't know how to help, as the boy behaves differently from other people Chester has met, but Chester wants to help Gus, and in this book, he tries to help Gus. He also learns to help Gus before Gus gets an epileptic attack. 

Chester also goes to school with Gus to help him. He tries to help Gus to socialise with other kids. Gus's parents don't want him to go to an out-of-district school, and they try to make ends meet to make sure Gus doesn't go to that school. There are also many funny and sad parts in this story. 

What I learnt from this book is what is Autism, how do autistic people like Gus behave, and what does it take to become a service dog. What I liked about this book is how Chester helps Gus, and how Gus overcomes a few of his fears and problems with the help of Chester. Another thing I learnt was that dogs think that if a person smells of urine, then they are welcoming the dog. I also learnt that dogs can also be taught to read placcards. They can then pick the real thing for their owner.


The book is actually written in Chester's point of view. I would recommend kids aged 11 to 16 to read it, but adults can also read this book.