Kathleen had never thought about rescuing pigs before . . .
Ozzie Osboar is a very sick runt pig. At two-days old he arrives at Locket's Meadow, an animal rescue, where the owner, Kathleen, refuses to give up on him.
Locket, the farm's burro, can hear the voices of animals who are far away. She talks to a pair of mama pigs who had made a daring escape from cages in a factory farm and miraculously survived a flood. The pair of sisters is at an animal hospital, afraid of what will come next, but knowing they'll do anything to avoid living in tiny crates again.
Meanwhile, Bonnie, the new barn manager, is bullying Falstaff, one of the horses. Kathleen is so busy with her newspaper job and trying to save Ozzie's life that she doesn't notice. When Ozzie is injured and has to be rushed to a far-away hospital, Bonnie decides she's had enough of Falstaff fighting back; if she can't "break him," she will sneak him off the farm and send him to an auction to be sold for meat.
The farm's animals, including a small flock of feisty crows, decide they will do whatever it takes to help the sister pigs and save Falstaff's life. But are the powers of love, friendship and the magic of Locket's Meadow enough?
The animals in Ozzie's Promise are all real, as is the story of Ozzie Osboar, a little pig with a big smile and huge heart who refuses to give up on life and love.
Author Kathleen M. Schurman and her husband, David, own the real Locket's Meadow in Connecticut where they care for more than 100 animals rescued from slaughter and abuse. Through the love and determination of their rescues they have learned to expect miracles every day.
Schurman, Kathleen M.: - Kathleen M. Schurman and her husband, David, live on Locket's Meadow, a Connecticut farm animal rescue and sanctuary where they have saved animals from slaughter and abuse since 2002. Kathleen holds a masters degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University and has worked at various area media outlets, but is probably best known for her work as a medium and animal communicator. Kathleen began her writing career as a playwright, providing the plays for her many drama students. She still has a book of plays in print, One-Act Plays for Children, published through Dramatists. During her career as a journalist she began writing children's books, geared toward readers from fourth through eighth grade. Due to the spiritual content of her work, however, she attracts a wide adult readership. Kathleen wrote Kidd's Kids, an island adventure based on her own children's childhoods, while living in a beach house, in Milford, CT, with a view of Charles Island where legend holds that Captain Kidd buried some of his treasure. A move to the country, and the establishment of the animal rescue, inspired her to begin the Locket's Meadow series, starting with The Long Road Home, followed by Captain of the Dance and now Ozzie's Promise. A young reader's picture book, Ozzie Osboar Counts to Fifteen, attracted a new audience. Just for fun, Kathleen also wrote an adult novella, Three Days in August, that follows an unlikely pair of star-crossed lovers as they travel through lifetimes, trying to fulfill their destinies, albeit with very little grace.
