Pockets Summary Pockets is the eighth book Mrs. Beckley has written for Xlibris. It tells the story of a fourth-grade boy named Austin OBrian, who was misdiagnosed as a mentally retarded child and then having a slight case of autism. It also tells the story of a stray dog Pockets, who gives birth to her puppies on the OBrian back porch during Christmas vacation. It also tells the story of how Austin and Pockets become best friends and how Pockets becomes Austins service dog. Pockets gives some insight into the training of service dogs everywhere and what they can do for families who are in need of them.