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Andi, Bruce, and their canine companions take on a brand-new adventure - a newspaper for dogs!.Tags
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Reviewed by Kira M for TeensReadToo.com
Now that Andi and Bruce are no longer running a hotel for dogs, they decide to start up a new venture: a newspaper for dogs.
Hoping to use the money to buy a dog from a neighborhood bully, the two use it as a moneymaking technique. The newspaper is a big hit, but they attract some unwanted attention. When the newspaper gets out of hand, their parents shut it down.
But then the dogs who were featured in the paper start disappearing, and their abductors begin demanding a ransom from people on fixed incomes. When Bruce's new dog that he got from the bully disappears, as well, the two suspect that their friends might be behind the dognappings.
Can Andi and Bruce find the kidnapped dogs?
A fun, quick read, show more especially for reluctant readers. The characters are true to their natures from the first book, HOTEL FOR DOGS, and are easy to like and relate to. The plot keeps moving and the mystery is well-developed. Those who like mysteries, animal stories, and realistic fiction will enjoy reading NEWS FOR DOGS. show less
Now that Andi and Bruce are no longer running a hotel for dogs, they decide to start up a new venture: a newspaper for dogs.
Hoping to use the money to buy a dog from a neighborhood bully, the two use it as a moneymaking technique. The newspaper is a big hit, but they attract some unwanted attention. When the newspaper gets out of hand, their parents shut it down.
But then the dogs who were featured in the paper start disappearing, and their abductors begin demanding a ransom from people on fixed incomes. When Bruce's new dog that he got from the bully disappears, as well, the two suspect that their friends might be behind the dognappings.
Can Andi and Bruce find the kidnapped dogs?
A fun, quick read, show more especially for reluctant readers. The characters are true to their natures from the first book, HOTEL FOR DOGS, and are easy to like and relate to. The plot keeps moving and the mystery is well-developed. Those who like mysteries, animal stories, and realistic fiction will enjoy reading NEWS FOR DOGS. show less
This review is written by Sarah N
News for Dogs by Lois Duncan is the book that I will be reviewing. It is a really good book for readers who love reading about dogs. News for Dogs is a familiar piece in many kids’ childhoods: finding creative ways to make money. Unlike lemonade stands and other less rewarding ways to explore the business world, Andi and Bruce (her brother) find a cost-effective way of appealing their talents and creative energies. But it isn’t long before their untrained business skill leads them into trouble. It has a creative side to it that when you read it this will never make you want to stop reading the book. The addition of a dog napping plot may seem far-fetched until you read it within the context of the show more growing storyline. News for Dogs has a huge heart, and the author’s characters aren't afraid to show theirs - which means young readers will find this an engaging, exciting and thought-annoying tale about both the best and worst instincts that man and man's best friend have to offer. Each page will burst out at you and say that it wants to be read. Some of the pages that you read will take you into another world and thinking about how life would be in the story. This book is an action and an adventure. It includes many real-life aspects of the world around us. The story includes a brother and a sister (which I mentioned earlier) getting a news paper about dogs, for dogs. I willing to continue the series bit-by-bit until the end comes. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes dogs. So read it and find out if you like it, I did. show less
News for Dogs by Lois Duncan is the book that I will be reviewing. It is a really good book for readers who love reading about dogs. News for Dogs is a familiar piece in many kids’ childhoods: finding creative ways to make money. Unlike lemonade stands and other less rewarding ways to explore the business world, Andi and Bruce (her brother) find a cost-effective way of appealing their talents and creative energies. But it isn’t long before their untrained business skill leads them into trouble. It has a creative side to it that when you read it this will never make you want to stop reading the book. The addition of a dog napping plot may seem far-fetched until you read it within the context of the show more growing storyline. News for Dogs has a huge heart, and the author’s characters aren't afraid to show theirs - which means young readers will find this an engaging, exciting and thought-annoying tale about both the best and worst instincts that man and man's best friend have to offer. Each page will burst out at you and say that it wants to be read. Some of the pages that you read will take you into another world and thinking about how life would be in the story. This book is an action and an adventure. It includes many real-life aspects of the world around us. The story includes a brother and a sister (which I mentioned earlier) getting a news paper about dogs, for dogs. I willing to continue the series bit-by-bit until the end comes. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes dogs. So read it and find out if you like it, I did. show less
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Lois Duncan was born on April 28, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the age of 13, her first story was published in the magazine Calling All Girls. As a senior in high school, she won Seventeen magazine's annual short-story contest. She continued to write for magazines after getting married and having children. She entered her young adult show more manuscript Debutante Hill in Dodd, Mead and Company's Seventeenth Summer Literary Contest and earned the grand prize, which was $1000 and a book contract. That first title was published in 1958. She published several young adult novels at that time including Love Song for Joyce and A Promise for Joyce, both under the pseudonym Lois Kerry. After her first marriage ended in divorce, she wrote freelance magazine articles and taught in the journalism department at the University of New Mexico. After she married for the second time, she started writing books again. Her young adult novels included Ransom, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Killing Mr. Griffin, Night Terrors, Stranger with My Face, Don't Look Behind You, and The Twisted Window. She also wrote works for younger readers including Silly Mother, The Circus Comes Home: When the Greatest Show on Earth Rose the Rails, Hotel for Dogs, News for Dogs, and Movie for Dogs. Her best-known non-fiction book, Who Killed My Daughter?: The True Story of a Mother's Search for Her Daughter's Murderer, is about her family's experiences following the murder of her youngest daughter in 1989. Her works have earned her several awards including three Parents' Choice awards, the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1992, and the 2015 Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America. She died on June 15, 2016 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- News for Dogs
- Original publication date
- 2009
- People/Characters
- Liz "Andi" Walker; Bruce Walker
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