Pockets

About the Book

Pockets Summary Pockets is the eighth book Mrs. Beckley has written for Xlibris. It tells the story of a fourth-grade boy named Austin O’Brian, who was misdiagnosed as a mentally retarded child and then having a slight case of autism. It also tells the story of a stray dog Pockets, who gives birth to her puppies on the O’Brian back porch during Christmas vacation. It also tells the story of how Austin and Pockets become best friends and how Pockets becomes Austin’s service dog. Pockets gives some insight into the training of service dogs everywhere and what they can do for families who are in need of them.

About the Author

Mrs. Beckley grew up in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, until she and her family were transferred to the Metro Detroit Area in 1976. She is the proud mother of two grown up daughters who live with their families in South Carolina and Texas. She is the proud grandmother of five grandchildren. In her spare time, she likes to read, correspond and play on her computer, write, bake, swim, teach music lessons after school, She also enjoys theater, dance and watching old movies. Mrs. Beckley has taught elementary school in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia for over thirty years.