Minnetonka Teen Writes Book to Raise Awareness About the Plight of Homeless Animals

The book, written by Minnetonka teen author Justin M. Anderson, who just finished 8th grade at Wayzata East Middle School, will be officially released at a launch party to be held on Sunday, June 28, 2015, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at The Adopt-A-Pet Shop, located at 1115 Vicksburg Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447. This is a public event. Here is the schedule of events:

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Open House. Come meet the cats and kittens available for adoption.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Introduction to author followed by book reading.
3:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. - Books available for purchase and signing by author.

Books will retail for $10.

One-hundred percent of proceeds from book sales, both at The Adopt-A-Pet Shop and online through https://www.createspace.com/4931704 will benefit S.O.S. Rescue Relief, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit relief organization dedicated to providing support to animal rescue groups, shelters and sanctuaries. One of the organization’s main goals is to help rescued animals and their organizations find homes and reduce the unnecessary euthanasia of healthy, adoptable pets. At their flagship retail adoption center, The Adopt-A-Pet Shop in Plymouth, Minn., rescue groups are invited to display companion animals in a friendly and inviting public adoption venue. For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/adoptapetshop.

Here is a link to the book’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/savingstripesbook. Start at the bottom and you will learn the story of what happened to Stripes. She was rescued, along with her mother and two siblings, from a neighborhood park in Minnetonka last summer. All 4 cats have since been adopted and are safely living in homes.