NORA THE FIFTY CENT DOG Format: Hardcover

Nora, The Fifty-Cent Dog is based on a true story of a U.S. Coast Guard beach patrol dog in North Carolina during World War II. After a loving owner paid fifty cents for Nora, a stray German shepherd, she helped him patrol the beach against enemy invaders. When his life was in danger, Nora found help and saved him, for which she received an award from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Lolly Stoddard is a well know artist in the shoreline area of Connecticut, where she resides with her husband whom she has known since childhood. She taught school for five years before concluding her teaching career to be at home with her three children who are now grown. Her artist endeavors grew along with her children, and her memories of their creative imaginations have helped enliven her children's books. Her first book "Town Small" was published by Mystic Seaport in 2002 and is now in its second printing.