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Informationen zum Autor Patricia C. McKissack is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children, including Goin' Someplace Special, a Coretta Scott King Award winner; The Honest-to-Goodness Truth; Let My People Go, written with her husband, Fredrick, and recipient of the NAACP Image Award; The Dark-Thirty, a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner; and Mirandy and Brother Wind, recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri. Klappentext Set in 1951 Tennessee! this story from an award-winning author is based on a real dog she knew when she was growing up. Leanne! Paul! and Jeannie wage a war against Tippy Lemmey! a dog who chases them. But when Tippy Lemmey is in trouble! the kids are the only ones who can help him. Should they help their sworn enemy? Illustrations. Zusammenfassung A New Dog in Town Tippy Lemmey is no ordinary dog. Not only is he the only dog Leandra! Paul! and Jeannie have ever met with a first and a last name! he's a living! breathing monster! When they ride their bikes! he chases them! snapping at their heels. When they run! he runs. If they cross the street! he follows. There's no getting away from him -- over him or under him. He's their number one enemy. Leandra! Paul! and Jeannie try to come up with a plan to stop Tippy Lemmey! but nothing works. But then Tippy does something totally unexpected! and the kids realize that maybe he's not their enemy after all.
