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Mandy Hope, a girl who helps her parents at the Animal Ark Veterinary Clinic, is shocked to find a very pregnant golden retriever abandoned outside the clinic and determines to find the owner before the puppies arrive.Tags
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Like the last Animal Ark book I read (Mare in the Meadow), I was convinced I'd read this one sometime in the past, and again I was wrong.
At first I thought Mandy was just being overly hopeful and too optimistic, because it was obvious that Kimble's owner *had* abandoned her. I didn't think any good would come from trying so hard to find the owner who abandoned their dog... Maybe I should just stop thinking/analyzing so much while reading. I was happily surprised by the owner's story, why she had to leave Kimble at AA, and especially how worried and upset she was about it all.
The ending was wonderful, and the whole other issue with Kimble not caring for her newborn pups was so frustrating and I got really concerned about show more the little pups, but it was so statisfying in the end. show less
Like the last Animal Ark book I read (Mare in the Meadow), I was convinced I'd read this one sometime in the past, and again I was wrong.
At first I thought Mandy was just being overly hopeful and too optimistic, because it was obvious that Kimble's owner *had* abandoned her. I didn't think any good would come from trying so hard to find the owner who abandoned their dog... Maybe I should just stop thinking/analyzing so much while reading. I was happily surprised by the owner's story, why she had to leave Kimble at AA, and especially how worried and upset she was about it all.
The ending was wonderful, and the whole other issue with Kimble not caring for her newborn pups was so frustrating and I got really concerned about show more the little pups, but it was so statisfying in the end. show less
Who would abandon a mother-to-be?
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Ben M. Baglio was born in New York in 1960, and grew up in a small town in New Jersey. Baglio studied English Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, he worked as a children's book editor in New York City. Five years later, a job at publishing house in England became available and he moved there to accept the position. Some show more time after that, Baglio decided to try his own hand at writing and created the characters of Mandy Hope and James Hunter. Their adventures became known as the Animal Ark series. The books originally were published in England, under the pseudonym Lucy Daniels, and have since gone on to be published in the USA and translated into 15 languages. There is also a live-action television series based on the books in England. Some of Ben Baglio's titles are The Brave Bunny, Sheepdog In The Snow, and Spaniel in a Stocking. Baglio has also contributed one title, The First Olympics, to the Choose Your Own Adventure gamebook series. Baglio also wrote the Horseshoe Trilogies. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Dog at the Door
- Original publication date
- 1997; 1997-11-19
- People/Characters
- Mandy Hope
- Important places
- Yorkshire, England, UK
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- 901
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 5
