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Everything for a Dog
By Martin, Ann M.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2009
Gr 4-6 This parallel novel to Martin's "A Dog's Life" (Scholastic, 2005), about a stray named Squirrel, tells the tale of Squirrel's brother and his search for a home. Unlike "Dog's Life", only part of the story is told from Bone's perspective. Instead, it is also narrated by Henry, a boy desperately in want of a dog; and Charlie, who...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2009
Three alternating stories—Charlie's, Henry's, and dog Bone's—begin separately. Bone narrates his own story, a technique Martin used in her companion novel A Dog's Life, also narrated by a dog, Bone's sister, Squirrel. Charlie's story is told in the present tense, beginning with the agony of attending the eighth-grade graduation of his brother, RJ, who died seven...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
In this companion to <i>A Dog's Life</i>, three alternating stories--Charlie's, Henry's, and dog Bone's--begin separately. E...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
