{"id":68,"date":"2024-11-04T22:13:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T22:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-04-11T15:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T15:20:27","slug":"smiley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/?page_id=68","title":{"rendered":"Smiley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Meet Smiley, a young pit bull with the world’s most infectious smile, in this companion novel to Nugly!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Now available for pre-order from Barnes & Noble<\/a>, Amazon<\/a>, or wherever books are found!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there’s one thing Smiley, a young pit bull, knows how to do, it’s, well…smile! She’s had her infectious smile since she can remember, and it brings everyone around her\u2014including herself!\u2014joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when she’s adopted by a lovely family in Boston, Smiley doesn’t expect anyone to dislike her. But she quickly learns that, sadly, pit bulls have a reputation for being mean, and even Smiley’s characteristic smile won’t be enough to make everyone love her\u2014and then her smile begins to fade…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Smiley learns to navigate a world where she’s judged by her appearance, she’ll find a way to change the hearts and minds of those around her. And maybe\u2014just maybe\u2014she’ll find a reason to smile once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New readers and Nugly <\/em>fans alike will enjoy this funny, heartfelt story featuring new and old faces, action-packed river races, and at least one notably grumpy porcupine. Smiley <\/em>will be out in summer 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in more information about responsible pit bull ownership, check out the Oregon Humane Society\u2019s very helpful guide, \u201cTop 14 Tips for Being a Responsible Pit Bull Terrier Owner<\/a>,\u201d or ask your local veterinarian for more info<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet Smiley, a young pit bull with the world’s most infectious smile, in this companion novel to Nugly! Now available for pre-order from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or wherever books are found! If there’s one thing Smiley, a young pit bull, knows how to do, it’s, well…smile! She’s had her infectious smile since she can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcrosswrites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}