Tuesday Tucks Me In, their first children's book (Macmillan), was selected by as the "Best Nonfiction Children's Book of 2014." Most recently, the Children's Book Council (CBC) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) selected Tuesday Tucks Me In a "2015 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People." Among the outlets that he and Tuesday have been featured on are NPR, CNN, National Geographic and The Late Show with David Letterman. His work has been published in outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and Military Review, and regularly appears on local, national, and global media. Luis is the recipient of a 2011 Voice Award and the 2011 Invisible Hero Honors Award for his efforts to educate the public about trauma and the real experiences of veterans and people with disabilities. Until Tuesday was also a 2012 International Latino Book Awards finalist. He was a finalist for a 2012 APA Audie Award beside four other nominees including Tina Fey and Michael Moore. Recently, Montalván's inspirational memoir won the 2012 USA Best Book Award in the Autobiography/Memoir & Audiobook Non-fiction categories. Montalván honorably departed the military and in 2010 completed a master's of science from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Army, Captain Montalván served multiple tours abroad and was decorated with numerous awards including two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal for Valor, and the Combat Action Badge.
TUESDAY is Montalván's beloved service dog and the recipient of the American Kennel Club (AKC) Humane Fund Award for Canine Excellence (ACE) - Service Dog.Ī 17-year veteran of the U.S. LUIS CARLOS MONTALVÁN is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and advocate. But more than that, it is a story about the love between a man and dog, and how, together, they healed each other's souls. It is a story about war and peace, injury and recovery, psychological wounds and spiritual restoration. Until Tuesday is the story of how two wounded warriors, who had given so much and suffered the consequences, found salvation in each other.
Tuesday had lived among prisoners and at a home for troubled boys, and he found it difficult to trust in or connect with a human being-until Luis. Then Luis met Tuesday, a sensitive golden retriever trained to assist the disabled. After returning home from combat, however, his physical wounds and crippling post-traumatic stress disorder began to take their toll.
Army, Luis Montalván never backed down from a challenge during his two tours of duty in Iraq.
A heartwarming dog story like no other: Tuesday, a lovable golden retriever, changes a former soldier's life forever.Ī highly decorated captain in the U.S.
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