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Gr 3–5—Everyone has troubles—both humans and animals. Arne is too bossy and reeks of cigarettes, a mom deals with management worries, a boy gets pushed into doing bad deeds by a neighborhood bully, cats lose their homes and become feral, and a dog gets spooked by thunder and runs away. These myriad issues overlap and somehow become problems for one little dachshund to solve in Freeman's latest novel for younger middle grade readers. Jake, a struggling reader, practices reading aloud at an animal shelter...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Energetic dachshund Strudel is adopted by the boy in his read-to-a-shelter-dog program, but will he be allowed to stay? Subplots involving...Log In or Sign Up to Read More