Every Dog Has Its Day : Literature Circle

The DBTRC has six copies of each title. LOCATION: St. George

Wonderful stories about dogs made all the more wonderful because the dogs are all still alive at the end of the book!

BORSKY, MARY

BENNY BENSKY AND THE PEROGY PALACE

The Benskys are worried. Their restaurant, the Perogy Palace, is losing customers. There is something wrong with the perogies. Even their dog, Benny, won't eat them anymore, and Benny eats everything.

Benny Bensky is not aware of their problems. He's a happy dog until the day he is forced -- because of some very tiny mistakes, such as digging up the household plants -- to go to obedience school. Although the teacher, Ms. Viola Pin, is mean as mean, the experience leads Benny and his friends, Rosie and Fran, right into a mystery. Can they solve it in time to save the Perogy Palace?

DUNCAN, LOIS

HOTEL FOR DOGS

Andi loves dogs. So when an adorable stray shows up, Andi wants to save it -- but she can't take it home. With the help of her brother Bruce, she rescues the stray and its puppies and moves them into an abandoned house down the block. Then they check in Red Rover, an Irish Setter whose owner mistreats him. And MacTavish, who begs for scraps in the school playground. And more...

Andi is thrilled -- she's running a dog hotel! But can she and Bruce keep the canine castle going, or will a bark give their secret away?

RL: 4

SMITH, DODIE

THE STARLIGHT BARKING

Sequel to The Hundred and One Dalmations.

Every living creature, except dogs, is gripped by an enchanted sleep. One of the original Dalmatian puppies, all grown up since the first novel, is now the Prime Minister's mascot. Relying on her spotted parents for guidance, she assumes emergency leadership for the canine population of England.

Awaiting advice from Sirius, the Dog Star, dogs of every breed crowd Trafalgar Square to watch the evening skies. The message they receive is a disturbing proposition, on that might forever destroy their status as 'man's best friend'.

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN

SMART DOG

Everyone knows that dogs can't talk. They can roll over. They can fetch a stick or a ball. They can even understand words like 'sit' or 'stay'. But they most certainly can't say, "Excuse me. I'm in trouble. Could you please help me?"

Or at least that's what Amy thinks before she meets Sherlock, a brilliant talking dog who escaped from a university lab. When she agrees to help Sherlock hide, Amy's life begins to change. She's always been an easy target at school, but with a talking dog by her side, she may at last have the courage to stand up to the class bully once and for all.

RL: 5.8

WALLACE, BILL

PICK OF THE LITTER

Tom's grandfather is recovering from heart surgery, so during summer vacation Tom is helping him with his hunting dog business. It's hard work, but Tom doesn't mind so much after he falls in love with one of the pups, a rare, blue-eyed pointer Tom names Tad. It's almost as if Tad understands when Tom talks to him, especially about confusing things like how hard it is to write to Angie, a girl Tom met on vacation.

The trouble is, Grandpa promised the owner of the pup's sire the pick of the litter, and it's pretty clear that's Tad. Tom knows what he should do, but he can't help hoping there's a way to get around Grandpa's promise. How can he do the honorable thing when it will cost him what he wants most in the world?

RL: 4.1 GRL: P