| Dog Friday Contributor(s): McKay, Hilary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689817657 ISBN-13: 9780689817656 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1997 Annotation: Cheerful mayhem carries the day in this new middle-grade novel from the author of "The Exiles". Ten-year-old Robin Brogan's life takes a turn for the interesting when a new family with five children moves next door. And when Robin, who's terrified of dogs, finds a starving, abandoned dog on the beach, it's his new neighbors who help him overcome his fears to save an animal that desperately needs him. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95004446 |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.13" W x 7.61" (0.22 lbs) 133 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 13768 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): McKay, Hilary: - Hilary McKay is the award-winning author of The Skylarks' War (which was a Boston Globe Best Book, and received three starred reviews), Binny Bewitched (which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year and received two starred reviews), Binny in Secret (which received three starred reviews), Binny for Short (which received four starred reviews), and six novels about the Casson family: Saffy's Angel, Indigo's Star, Permanent Rose, Caddy Ever After, Forever Rose, and Caddy's World. She is also the author of Wishing for Tomorrow, the sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess. Hilary lives with her family in Derbyshire, England. Visit her at HilaryMcKay.co.uk. |