In Search of a Better World is
a collection of books for children written by Sinara Foss. She is a Brazilian author, a master's degree in English literature, who lives in the south of the country. This interesting collection is composed
by 5 novels. The narrator is Sissi Yellow . A little hairy yellow dog
that lives in a house with a small family where there are some other dogs
and cats, all rescued from the streets.
The 5 books composing the collection are:
- Sissi's Digressions- This story tells of Sissi and her
friends. The group of cats and dogs are together in a curious adventure, a mix of fun, criticism and a great respect for life. In this first book Sissi introduces the family and each
character of the story in a graceful and witty way.
-Sissi and her Crew in The Future - In this book, Sissi
and her friends are back for another adventure. They go to the year 2050 through a magic fireplace which was once built by another person to be
a barbecue grill. There, in 2050 future, the group finds a changed world, not for
better. The pets also meet the author Sinara in her eigthies in that future. Sinara tries to call attention for the environmental changes
and its consequences for the days to come.
- Sissi's Digressions Continue - The third book of the collection brings the
narrator Sissi telling funny episodes of her cats and dogs friends
that were introduced in the previous stories . Nevertheless, Sissi wants to talks seriously
and then vents about subjects she considers relevant such as animal
abandonment and mistreatment. Sissi also mentions several situations animals
go through every days in Brazil. Also she mentions the relevance of responsible ownership and
castration as well as the impact pollution on the environment.
- Sissi and her Crew in Africa - In this book, Sissi
and her friends enter the fireplace again and they go to Kibera, in Africa. There
they make friends with some small boys who face difficult situations living in slums. The group of animals tries to do everything
they can, to help those boys.
- Sissi's Twilight - This book talks about old
age, memories and not to escape from the collection theme: nature
and animal rights. New characters are introduced
to the story, taking into consideration that new cats and
dogs were adopted by the family and are now living in the house where Sissi
Yellow lives. It also tells of Sissi's death.
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