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Lucky Dog: Twelve Tales of Rescued Dogs
Author:
Barrow, Randi
CoAuthor:
Kennedy, Marlane
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Class:
Fiction
Age: 8-12
Language: English
Descriptors: Short Stories
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LC: PZ5.L973
Grade: 3-7
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ISBN-13: 9780545554510
LCCN: 2013011309
Imprint: Scholastic Press
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
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Pub Date: 01/28/2014
Availability: Out of Stock Indefinitely
List: $15.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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183 pages ; 22 cm
H 8.25",
W 5.5"
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Brodart Sources:
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Bibliographies:
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Children's Core Collection, 22nd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 23rd ed.
Middle and Junior High Core Collection, 12th ed.
Middle and Junior High Core Collection, 13th ed.
Middle and Junior High Core Collection, 14th ed.
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Starred Reviews:
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TIPS Subjects:
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Pets/Domestic Animals
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
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LC Subjects:
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Dog adoption, Fiction
Dog adoption, Juvenile fiction
Dog rescue, Fiction
Dog rescue, Juvenile fiction
Dogs, Fiction
Dogs, Juvenile fiction
Short stories
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SEARS Subjects: |
Dogs, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
4.3
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Points: 5.0
Lexile Level:
660
Reading Counts Level:
3.8
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Points: 9.0
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| Annotations |
| ONIX annotations | 10/16/2017 |
| A collection of short stories from favorite authors, all about dogs and the kids who love them. Proceeds will be donated to RedRover, an organization that helps animals in need! This collection is full of heartwarming and hilarious stories about the Pawley Rescue Center, where rescued dogs find their way into hearts and homes. You'll meet Foxtrot, a feisty Pomeranian who can't bear the thought of leaving her best friend. And Beatrice, whose bark is definitely worse than her bite. And then there's Pumpkin, one of the 101 Chihuahuas who turn life at the center upside down. Whether drooling, dueling, or just fooling around, these captivating canines will show you why the dog is kid's best friend! LUCKY DOG features sweet and silly stories about playful pups and the kids who love them by some of your favorite authors: Randi Barrow, Marlane Kennedy, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Kirby Larson, C. Alexander London, Leslie Margolis, Jane B. Mason and Sarah Hines Stephens, Ellen Miles, Michael Northrop, Teddy Slater, Tui T. Sutherland, and Allan Woodrow. |
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| Booklist | 04/15/2014 |
| Grades 3-5. A dozen dog-crazy authors, 12 stories of rescued dogs, and one busy animal shelter make up this collection of short stories sure to bring out the dog lover in anyone. The stories are varied in plot, narrative style, and tone, but they all end with a dog finding its one true owner. Stories like "Big Dogs" by C. Alexander London and "Like an Old Sweater" by Kirby Larson show a child who wants to fit in and the dog who makes that possible. In "The Heart Dog," Elizabeth Cody Kimmel introduces a girl who is scared of dogs until she meets just the right one. All of the stories share plenty of heart and action, and most readers should know everything will work out well in the end. The reading level is good for independent readers who might not be ready for a full-length novel or advanced readers who need something more gentle. Pair this book with Waiting for Magic (2011) by Patricia MacLachlan for two heartwarming books about rescued dogs. Erickson, Tiffany. 192p. Booklist Online. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2014. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 11/01/2014 |
| 4. 4-6. Troy, "the new kid in town," is comforted when he adopts a new dog at the shelter; Tilly is afraid of dogs and Buddy is happy at the shelter, but somehow the two bond. Each short story by a different popular author is connected through the Pawley Rescue Center, which places dogs with their families. Some of the stories lack a strong emotional core. pr. 186pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2014. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 01/15/2014 |
| Thirteen dog-loving authors contribute 12 short stories about dogs at the Pawley Rescue Center and the humans who love them. An 11-year-old sick of his fighting parents and their "bird's-nest" custody arrangement (he stays in the family house while they move in and out) finds comfort in the floppy-eared rescue he names Bird Dog. Friendship between their dogs leads to peace between a bully and his target. An opinionated Pomeranian befriends an Old English sheepdog and pitches a fit when an adoptive family takes her home without her One and Only Truest Best Friend in the World. Some stories are told from a kid's perspective and others from a dog's, but every one tugs at readers' heartstrings as dogs and humans are brought lovingly together. The bleaker side of animal shelters is left unaddressed; readers are led to understand that dogs who don't get adopted might be lonely, but no reference is made to what happens when Pawley's kennels are full. (There is, however, a graphic anecdote about the demise of two Siamese fighting fish unwisely put into the same tank.) There's nothing wrong, however, with letting dog stories stay uplifting, and these will easily bring tears to dog lovers' eyes. A varied and heartwarming set of doggy tales...or is that tails? (Short stories. 9-12). 192pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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