The extraordinarily ordinary adventures of Emily Moonshine the piglet pirate - Hannah Myervitch

“But this IS my home! I used to live in Cornwall but I live here now with you. Aren't you happy I'm your little baby sister, we're going to have so much fun!”Shadow the lurcher gets a nasty surprise when her mum presents her with a (secret) baby sister, a Jack Russell puppy called Emily Moonshine the Piglet Pirate. She despises the little pipsqueak on sight. Her automatic jealousy and rejection of her younger sibling slowly grows into reluctant acceptance in this quirky coming-of-age journey, as the two dogs set about finding out who is responsible for the sinister disappearances at the castle lake.With a little help from some of their old pals including the swans, the feral cats and Minerva the owl, Shadow and the COBRA team (Canines On Bright Red Alert) plan to penetrate the castle via the lake, through the portcullis, the sewers, and finally the dungeon where the captives are being held.These very special dogs are capable of much more than we humans appreciate. Not just the ability to talk to one another, they also communicate by e-mail - although Shadow can only express herself phonetically - one of her many idiosyncrasies. Set in fictional Tarnby-on-the-Knoll in the Scottish Borders, this uniquely charming adventure will amuse and delight children and parents alike.