Sidecar Scooter Author:Bruce Caldwell Sidecar Scooter is a beginning adventure story for young children who love dogs, motorcycles, cars and catching the bad guys. Scooter is deaf and has already survived a difficult life, feeling unwanted and unloved and being abandoned because of his hearing problem. When he is rescued by a motorcycle-riding ice cream maker, his life ch... more »anges. He becomes Sidecar Scooter and a hero in the ice cream laboratory where new flavors are born. Sidecar Scooter stories are the imaginary adventures of a real dog that lives with his owners and seven other rescued dogs in Northern California. His real-life adventures began when he was a year-old puppy. Abandoned on a lonely stretch of highway, Scooter was hit by a passing truck and left alone, barely alive. A kind woman stopped, liften him gently into her car and rushed him to the closest veterinarian. After several surgeries to repair his broken bones with pins and metal plates, Scooter survived. During his months of recovery it was discovered that he was deaf, making i even more difficult to find Scooter a permanent home. The family who had been rescuing special-needs dogs for many years was called. They soon realized that Scooter, unlike their other dogs, could comfortably share their motorcycle hobby because of his deafness. outfitted with a special hat and goggles, Scooter now has a comfy place in their sidecar, riding out to the local children's summer camp to deliver handmade ice cream bars and to entertain his adoring fans. All proceeds from the sale of these books will be donated to Scooter's Angel Paws Rescue Fund to provide food and health care for dogs who are homeless or are in need.« less