When a mysterious golden pawprint invitation arrives at Apollo’s doorstep, the tan-and-white Shih Tzu and his friends are called beyond Barkington to a hidden old-world school known as Apollo’s Academy: The School of Brave Little Paws. Tucked behind rose-covered gates near the Great Paw Tree, the Academy is no ordinary school. It is a place of lantern-lit halls, ancient traditions, secret passageways, noble lessons, and a promise older than its stone walls.
Apollo and the newest class of Brave Little Paws soon discover that the Academy was founded to teach small dogs the noble art of faithful companionship: to guard, to comfort, to serve, and to remain faithful in love. But on their first day, the Golden Paw Medallion, the Academy’s most treasured symbol, vanishes from Golden Paw Hall. What begins as a school mystery becomes something deeper, older, and far more meaningful.
Guided by Headmistress Wren, Madam Maribel, Professor Brindlewick, Dean Alderby, Groundskeeper Moss, Chef Barley, and the caring staff of the Academy, Apollo and his classmates follow a trail of clues through Rosegate House, the Whispering Library, the Bell Tower, the Music Garden, the Kitchen of Kindness, and the hidden ways beneath the Great Paw Tree.
The gates are open. The adventure awaits. Your invitation is here.
Some adventures end when the last page is turned. Others leave a pawprint on your heart. Small paws. Brave hearts. Noble deeds.