Dog Diaries: A Middle School Story (Dog Diaries: A Middle School Story #1)
by James Patterson (Author) Richard Watson (Illustrator)
Here's MIDDLE SCHOOL for young readers--through the eyes of Rafe Khatchadorian's misbehaving mutt, Junior!
When rule-breaking Rafe has to train his new dog in obedience school, you know things are about to get really ruff!
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I've been waiting for ages to tell my story, and now it's finally happening! Being Rafe's dog isn't always easy, but it is always EXCITING! I've got so much to tell you about:
-How I protect the yard from birds, raccoons, squirrels, raccoons, mail carriers...and did I mention RACCOONS?
-Sniffing pooch posteriors for the latest canine news.
-And the terrifying monster hiding in the hall closet: the vacuum cleaner!
These were all the most paw-some parts of my doggie life--until the evil Mrs. Stricker threatened to send me back to the pound if I didn't learn to behave. Now Rafe and I have to go to obedience school and win the trophy for Best Trained Dog...or else!
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Publishers Weekly
In this series spinoff, narrator Junior, hound of the Middle School series' Rafe Khatchadorian, typifies his exuberance and loquaciousness in his journal's introduction: "If you hadn't guessed already, I'm a dog. Yep... shiny-nosed... licky-tongued... floppy-eared." Newly rescued, he is delighted with his new "pet human," Rafe, who in Junior's Doglish becomes "Ruff Catch-A-Doggy-Bone." The clueless pup's delusions stoke the story's humor: he knows "there's no nicer way for a human to be woken than with a paw-poke in the center of their forehead." Similarly, sent to obedience school after causing a ruckus in the park, Junior is convinced he'll ace the class, despite his inability to follow commands, and is outraged when he flunks ("Stop everything! The world has gone mad!"). Rather than being returned to the shelter for failing, as the teacher threatens, Junior finagles a way to enter the Debonair Dandy-Dog Show, with expectedly amusing results. Bolstered by Watson's spry cartoons, Patterson and Butler's rollicking story will catch--and hold--the attention of young readers, especially those of the dog-loving variety. Ages 7-12. (Dec.)
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It was about a dog's life in a diary. It was very nice and cool to read It was amazing. I love dogs that's why I read this book (:
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
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