Reviewed by hoopsielv for TeensReadToo.com

Annabelle comes home from summer camp to a lot of new changes in her life. She's moving into a new house with her mom's new boyfriend.

They buy her a puppy in hopes that she will have a better adjustment.

The puppy appears to be a bouncy ball of fur, but he soon gets into everything! Annabelle certainly has her hands full! Luckily, she has a book on raising dogs that should help.

Going to a new school is another change in Annabelle's life. She had previously gone to an all-girls school, so for the first time she has boys in her classes. It only takes her a minute to realize that boys are dogs! One boy tells her to go into the wrong classroom, another kicks her chair in class, and her two lab partners either ignore her or make fun of her.

Annabelle's book on training dogs proves to be a bigger help than she originally plans. She can use the tips with Pepper and also with the boys at school! She's got to make them all realize that she is the boss and the dominant dog of them all!

This book was terrific! It was full of laughs and I enjoyed seeing what Annabelle planned to do next. She's a character who starts out unsure of herself but you really see her confidence grow in the book. This would be an enjoyable read for anyone, whether you are in junior high or just want to relive those memories! ( )

Annabelle is pretty much hating the idea of leaving summer camp: while she was gone, her mom moved into a new with her boyfriend (whom Annabelle hates) and she'll be going to a new school as well. The only consolation is that she gets a new puppy to soften the blow. Turns out, though, that the new puppy is about as complicated as middle school boys - both need tons of training!

Very cute! First book in a series. 6th grader Annabelle moves to a new house when her mother decides they will move in with her boyfriend. Moving from an all girls small private school to a public school with boys proves to be a challenge. Annabelle decides to try some of the same training methods that she is using on her new puppy to deal with the boys! ( )

This is Annabelle's first year in a co-ed school and the boys are jerks. But Annabelle is following a guidebook on how to train her new dog when she realizes that the same methods might work on boys. This is cute and funny. I would recommend it particularly to 6th-grade girls. ( )