Where fiction and reality bump heads
Who is Truman Blue?
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Truman Blue was adopted as a 13-week-old puppy from Grass Roots Animal Rescue in Starkville, Mississippi in 2017. He is a mixed breed bloodhound, Labrador, with a dash of pitbull, boxer and greyhound or a Bloodlabpitboxhound. He is registered with the American Kennel Club and has earned several AKC tiles including Trick Dog Advanced, Scent Dog, and of course Therapy Dog. On stage he played the role of “the dog” in a local community theater production, “Of Mice and Men”, and has starred in BARK Ranger videos.
Truman on Petfinder
Truman Blue is a real-life therapy dog who inspired the creation of the fictional dog with the same name. Margie Vonn is a fictional character created by Jane McAllen. The books are entirely fictional, but Truman never violates the role of a therapy dog.
The books will provide a glimpse into the world of comforting people with therapy dogs. They will make you laugh make you wonder. Quick, fun reads.
Cozy Mystery Books with Therapy Dog Truman Blue
by Jane McAllen
Available on most web booksellers in ebook or print
Stalled
Who is that mummified corpse, and why did Margie’s friend get accused of murder? A horse show is supposed to be fun, right?
Shady Sand
It’s a fun beach vacation for Water Tree, Mississippi’s, dog loving ladies and their pooches. Or is it? Truman Blue’s human is in a funk. Why?
Connecting the Dots
Margie Vonn has no desire to investigate a nursing home death. But when no one else listens, Margie and Truman Blue are on it
The Go-Ahead-The Flight: A Fantasy Adventure:
“Ooh,” Rahina stuttered. She leaned forward and gripped the saddle bar so hard she couldn’t tell where her fingers ended and the bar started. She felt Dakota anticipate her command and shift her weight to her hind end.
“Ooh,” Rahina stuttered. She leaned forward and gripped the saddle bar so hard she couldn’t tell where her fingers ended and the bar started. She felt Dakota anticipate her command and shift her weight to her hind end.
“Dakota be gentle. Launch.”
Dakota reared and sank onto her haunches. When the Aeroequine jumped toward the sky, Rahina squeezed her eyes closed so tightly, moisture trickled out the corners. The deep swoosh sound made by Dakota’s wings thumped Rahina’s ears. It wasn’t unpleasant, it was calming, like the sound of a strong heart beating in the air.
Gray Mist the Secret Horse: A Middle School Novel
( Lesson Plan Available)
“Please don’t tell anyone about this horse. If we tell Gram or anyone else, they’ll try to find its owner. The owner may be a cruel person. I want to check out the horse and make sure it doesn’t have signs of abuse.”
“I don’t want to lie to anyone,” Cassy said.
“You don’t need to lie. Just don’t tell anyone. I want to think about it. After I figure out what happened, we can let them know about the horse. I’m only here for the summer, so it won’t be forever.”
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this,” Cassy said shaking her head.
Mississippi in the Morning (Coming Spring 2026)
I fell backwards through the vines and into a shallow cave. I hit the back wall of the little cave and instantly felt like I was being crushed, pressed in from all side, and at the same time it felt like I was free-falling. I barely had time to think about how to keep my body from shattering from the fall, when the sensation stopped without a crash landing.
A void of pitch black enveloped me, and my breaths were frozen from fear. Then I realized my eyes were scrunched shut and I wasn’t dead. On my hands and knees, I reluctantly stuck my head outside and almost fainted. In front of me, a wide grassy landing ended at a very wide river. The Witchdance trail rolled over gentle hills in a forest. This obviously wasn’t Witchdance.
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All who wander are not lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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