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Gr 3-6 In the beginning, Jeff is just an imaginary dog, 10-year-old Suzanne's loyal companion, the dog she has wanted all her life but can't have because of her brother's allergies. Then one day, a black-and-tan dog, the real Jeff, appears, wandering on the median strip of the highway near her home. Suzanne recognizes him immediately and despairs when her father refuses to stop the car and rescue him. Yet miracles do happen, and the animal survives, only to appear later on the family's doorstep. With a great deal of persuasion, Suzan...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Staples recalls every sensorial and emotional detail of her summer as an almost-fifth grader, right down to the elastic poking out of her worn-out swimsuit. It is the summer a dog adopts her family, a dog who looks just like the one she's always imagined owning. Her father is especially dubious about "Jeff," partly because he has already told her she can't have a dog, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More