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Dog Days of Summer
Everyone knows some old favorites-Ribsy, Hank the Cowdog, and Wishbone, but how about some other dog stories for older readers.
Morrow junior Books, 1991 + Cle Told in a diary format, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents’ divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog and joins the track team at school. Candlewick Press, 2000 + Dic India Opal Buloni’s first friend in the town of Naomi Florida is a big ugly dog named Winn-Dixie- it’s through the relationship with this dog that she tells her story. Greenwillow Books, 1992 + Fle The adventures of 12 year old Jake and Jim Ugly, his father’s part mongrel, part-wolf dog, as they travel through the old West. Collier Macmillan, 2991 + Nay A tender tale of growing up and accepting responsibility. Marty finds a lost beagle near his rural Virginia home, and tried to hide the dog from his parents and the owner of the dog, a man known to be very mean-spirited. Harper Collins Publisher, 2001 + Pat Josh, who has just moved to Vermont with his mother, stepfather and new baby brother must face relentless bullying, and discovers that his own dog, whom he can hear talking to other dogs, must also deal with bullying of his own. Random H, 1994 + Sac At first Martin is delighted when his teacher asks him to take care of her dog while she is away ,but he soon discovers that this is a much bigger job than he bargained for. By Bill Wallace Pocket Books, 1992 + PB Wal Afraid of dogs since she was attacked by a mad one, Ricky resists taking in a homeless pup that shows up at the farm. We all know Clifford, Spot, Mudge, Hairy MacLary, and Carl, but here are some other great fiction dog stories for younger kids.
Dial Books for Young Readers, 1990 E Bar A stray dog in New York City is adopted by a taxi driver with whom he thereafter rides and shares adventures each day. Dial Books for young Reader E Day The Bells have trouble training Darby, the puppy they have ordered through the mail, but in the end he saves them from disaster. Alfred Knopf, 2001 E Gut Lisa travels on an airplane by herself to visit her uncle in New York. Morrow, 1990 E How The Monroe family tests Harold the dog’s willpower when they leave him alone with a pan of fudge. Harcourt, 2000 E Ink Kipper the dog and his friend Arnold work through the alphabet by collecting animals and other things for each letter. Dials Books for young Readers, 1987 E Kel Pinkerton’s natural canine urge to chew on things while teething coincides with a chaotic visit to the museum’s collection of dinosaur bones. Houghton Mifflin., 1992 E Med Problems arise when Martha , the family dog, learns to speak after eating alphabet soup. Putnam’s, 1995 E Rat The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle’s safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives his safety speeches. New York Hyperion Books, 1998 E Wel On Christmas Eve, McDuff’s persistent woofing begins to annoy Red and Lucy, but it leads to the rescue of Santa, whose sleigh has gotten stuck in the snow.
Morrow Junior Books, 1991 + 636.7 Col Text and photographs follow a Norfolk terrier puppy since birth to eight weeks and then later when she goes home with her overjoyed new owner. HarperCollins Publishers + 636.6 Geo Describes how dogs communicate with people through their behavior and sounds and explains how to talk back to them using sounds. T.F.H. Publications + 636.7 Ken Outlines the responsibilities faced by a puppy owner with particular emphasis on the development of puppies and what to do if you training efforts are not successful. Bradburty Press,1990 + 796.5092 Pau Gary Paulsen not only writes about the wild outdoors, but lives the life. During the time he lived in northern Minnesota he experienced wolves, deer and sled dogs, and also ran the Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska. Clarion Books, 1999 + 811 Geo A group of short little poems present a day in the life of a little dog and its Books
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