| Dog 4491 Contributor(s): Collard, Sneed B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0984446052 ISBN-13: 9780984446056 Publisher: Bucking Horse Books OUR PRICE: $7.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013906081 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 245 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 172618 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thanks to a mysterious combination of events, a dog named Sophie travels from the year 1926 to the present, where she follows a boy Sam home from school. Through a bit of sleuthing, Sam and his outspoken grandfather Horace discover the old neighborhood Sophie has apparently come from. With Sophie�s help, Sam travels back to 1926 to meet Sophie�s owner, another 11 year-old named Rollie. The two boys discover they have a lot in common�including the notorious Cheesebro gang that has terrorized their city of Enterprise in both time periods Together, the new friends hatch a plot to stop the corruption, crime, and blight that has afflicted their city�and pave the way for a brighter, revitalized future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collard, Sneed B.: - Sneed B. Collard III graduated with honors in marine biology from U.C. Berkeley, and has gone on to write more than 75 acclaimed books for young people. His books are known for their high interest and strong, authoritative voice, and have broken new ground both in their style and subject matter. In 2006, Sneed was honored with the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for his body of work. Sneed's most recent science book, Fire Birds--Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests, was a Junior Library Guild selection and named an Outstanding Science Trade Book by the National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council. |