- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd (Jun 17 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0744590094
- ISBN-13: 978-0744590098
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 13.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,212,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 2-5–Dog, raised by Black Nose in a dump after surviving near drowning as a puppy, is soon adrift when Black Nose is killed by a falling refrigerator. He makes his way through the harsh realities of the dog pound, life on the street, travel on the Metro, and a stop with a kindly man and dog before landing with an erratic and manipulative child, Plum, and her indulgent parents. Plum initially cherishes her new companion but abandons him when her interests (and the plot) wander elsewhere. Dog runs away, but later rejoins the family, only to have Mr. Muscle and Mrs. Squeak, as he refers to Plum's parents, dispose of him. He rallies his companions to trash the apartment but save Plum's room, and ends up with her once again, but this time, supposedly, loved and cherished by the child and tolerated with some respect by Mr. Muscle. Italic passages conveying Dog's depressing thoughts and terrified dreams, plus rueful asides from the author, contribute to the overall weight of the story. While the narrative has some of the tone and misanthropy of Roald Dahl's Matilda (Viking, 1988), it more closely resembles Meindert DeJong's more kindly, better focused, and ultimately more satisfying Hurry Home, Candy (HarperCollins, 1953).–Susan Hepler, Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Alexandria, VA
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
Gr. 3-5. There are kid-wants-dog books galore, but few reveal what typically happens after the pup comes home. In this one, a canine narrator offers a realistic perspective. Dog, a stray that lives in the dump, has been advised that happiness lies in a bond with a human. He ends up with a little girl, but eventually her enthusiasm for her new pet fades to tolerance and then to devastating apathy. Heartbroken, Dog escapes and befriends Hyena, a wise old canine whose gentle guidance leads him to a deeper understanding of human peculiarities and, eventually, a reunion with his now-repentant former owner. Though the people in Dog's life are a bit broadly characterized, the dog's-nose view of the world is cleverly conceived (a town is "just a dump that's bigger and more spread out and fresher smelling"), and the picaresque quality of the narrative makes this excellent for chapter-a-day sharing. Adams provides an understated English translation of Pennac's original text, which was first published in France in 1982. Jennifer Mattson
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Good Book, May 7 2006
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dog (Hardcover)
I won this book at my school's book fair. I read it and I loved it! I can't seem to believe why Plum (Dog's new owner) just call him "Dog". Sure, she says it's "simple and original" but no one calls their dog Dog. Shouldn't she think of something else besides that?Meghan :)
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Dog, Oct 30 2005
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dog (Paperback)
Dog is a great book. It starts of weird, but it ends up very good. When you look at it the book or read the back of the book, it looks easy, and not great, but never judge a book by its cover or the size. It's about a dog that drowned when it was young because it was ugly, but was revived when it was left at a trash dump. It grew up in a trash dump with a bunch of other dogs. A female dog that died because of an accident with a refrigerator taught it. When she died the dog went on a journey to the city to find a mistress. He found a mistress when a little girl bought him from a dog pound.After the little girl bought the dog she lost interest in the dog because of her schoolwork. When it was the little girls birthday she named the dog Dog which is the name of the book. She named it Dog because it's simple and unique. She lost interest in Dog again after a couple of days. Dog decided to run away. Dog ran in to a dog that looked like a hyena, and which is named Hyena. Hyena introduced Dog to a man who looked like a wild boar, and which is named Wild Boar. Both of them took care of Dog until he decided to go back with the mistress and the little girl.
Dog and the little girl and her parents went on a vacation to the west, and the parents planned to have the Dog kidnapped by some truckers. When Dog was kidnapped he was thrown into the countryside by the trucker that kidnapped him because Dog peed on the truckers shirt. Dog found his way back into the city after eleven days of straight walking. After Dog was rested up he made up in his mind that he was going to get revenge with the family, so Dog met with his old friends Hyena and Wild Boar and all the cats and dogs in the city. Dog told his plan to all the dogs and cats in the city, and all the cats and all the dogs thought it was a good idea to break into the parents and little girls house and.................
I enjoyed this book and loved reading the book Dog because it was filled with a lot of excitment. I would recommend this book to anyone who can understand and read.
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