Oh, good. I was afraid we'd been forgotten.

18 C's, and for the first time in this puzzle, one word is completely filled in.

Th- d-g d-dn’t m---. - scr-tch-d h-s ch-st wh-r- B-nd-t l---d t- b- scr-tch-d. Th-s d-g l----d -p -t m- w-th h-s --rs l--d b-c- -nd th- s-dd-st l--- - h--- ---r s--n -n - d-g’s --c-. -- d-gs c--ld cry, th-s d-g w--ld b- cry-ng h-rd.
“C-m- -n, d-g,” s--d B-rry. Th- d-g w-gg-d h-s d-c--d t--l. -t w-sn’t - h-ppy w-g. D-gs c-n s-y - l-t w-th th--r t--ls, -r wh-t p--pl- l-t th-m ---p -- th--r t--ls. -- h- st-ll h-d - t--l, -t w--ld b- b-tw--n h-s l-gs.
“S--ms l--- s-m-b-dy t-ld h-m t- st-y, s- h-’s st-y-ng. -- h- s-ts m-ch l-ng-r, th- d-g ---l-r w-ll c-m- -l-ng -nd h--l h-m --- t- th- d-g b-st-ll-.”
“C-m- -n, b-y, “ - c----d. Th- d-g d-dn’t b-dg-.

-r-m Str-d-r
by B---rly Cl--ry

Karen: T (42), M (12), L (29), P (6), D (39) = 128
Felicia's Mom: N (16) = 16
Pinot's Mom: S (34), H (33), W (11), B (13) = 91
Asiel: R (20), Y (12), G (20) = 64
cassiesmom: C (18) = 18

Letters left to guess:

AEFIJKOQUVXZ