{"product_id":"nadia-of-belarus-the-girl-who-brings-them-home","title":"Nadia of Belarus — The Girl Who Brings Them Home","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNadia of Belarus — The Girl Who Brings Them Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Belarus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia has never met an animal she didn't think needed her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is occasionally a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was the injured bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frog she carried home in her pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neighborhood cat Nadia fed for three weeks before discovering that he had a perfectly good home two streets away—and apparently had been enjoying dinner at both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then there was Misha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMisha was supposed to stay for one night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat was six months ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia would like the record to show that she never formally agreed to the phrase \u003cem\u003eone night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer younger sister Katya says this is because Nadia knew exactly what she was doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia considers this an outrageous accusation from someone who once spent an entire afternoon trying to remove a chicken from her Minecraft house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sisters are different that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKatya likes building worlds on a computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia prefers the world that is currently sniffing, hopping, chirping, shedding on her clothes, or attempting to lick her directly across the face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMisha specializes in the last one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt fourteen, Nadia has become the person neighbors call when an animal needs help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dog wandering without its owner?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA baby bird somewhere it shouldn't be?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomething suspiciously furry underneath the garden shed?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefinitely Nadia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe's also begun volunteering at a local animal shelter, where she fills water bowls, folds blankets, brushes dogs, and spends time with animals waiting for homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer favorites are the frightened ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ones who hide at the back of their kennels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ones who aren't ready to trust a hand reaching toward them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia doesn't rush them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe sits nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes she talks. Sometimes she reads. Sometimes she does nothing at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd eventually, every once in a while, a nose appears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen a paw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen one cautious little step closer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNadia thinks those moments are better than almost anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause she's learned that love doesn't always arrive the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes love is quiet and patient and waits until you're ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd sometimes love launches itself into your arms and licks your entire cheek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMisha specializes in that too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeday Nadia wants to work with animals. Maybe she'll become a veterinarian. Maybe she'll work in rescue or wildlife rehabilitation. 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