Smart Dog

Amy Prochenko is only in fifth grade, but she already has a sixth grader's problems: She is wildly unpopular, she is the target of prissy Kaitlyn Walker's nastiness, and everyone thinks she and the dweebiest boy in class are an item. Then one day Amy meets Sherlock, a dog on the run from a university lab. Sherlock is not like other dogs: He can talk, he's smarter than most of Amy's classmates--and he needs Amy's help. Suddenly Amy's life is full of danger and excitement, and she finds she is becoming, of all things, popular. Best of all, she finds in Sherlock the sort of friend she's always longed for--the sort of friend she must protect no matter what the cost.

About the author

Vivian Vande Velde has written many books for teen and middle grade readers, including Heir Apparent, User Unfriendly, All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good Deeds, Now You See It ..., and the Edgar Award–winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New York. Visit her website at www.vivianvandevelde.com.

Summary

Amy Prochenko is only in fifth grade, but she already has a sixth grader's problems: She is wildly unpopular, she is the target of prissy Kaitlyn Walker's nastiness, and everyone thinks she and the dweebiest boy in class are an item. Then one day Amy meets Sherlock, a dog on the run from a university lab. Sherlock is not like other dogs: He can talk, he's smarter than most of Amy's classmates--and he needs Amy's help. Suddenly Amy's life is full of danger and excitement, and she finds she is becoming, of all things, popular. Best of all, she finds in Sherlock the sort of friend she's always longed for--the sort of friend she must protect no matter what the cost.

Additional text

"Sherlock and Amy will have readers cheering for them. The accessible vocabulary, quick-moving plot, and humor make the novel appealing for reluctant readers."--The Horn Book
"Rendered with an abundance of charm and wit."--Publishers Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Vivian Vande Velde, Vande Velde Vivian Vande Velde
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2007
• EAN: 9780152061722
• ISBN: 978-0-15-206172-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 191 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 118 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Action & Adventure / General *, JUVENILE FICTION: Action & Adventure / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Science Fiction / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Assimilation *, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: School & Education, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Dogs, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: School & Education / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Animals / Mythical Creatures *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Fantasy / Epic *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories *