The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes

It's not that Charlotte hates dogs. Or that she wants all of them to disappear off the face of the planet. It's just that she doesn't see why everyone loves them so much.

So how did she get stuck taking care of a big, drooling Saint Bernard puppy? Rain or shine, hot or cold, poor Beauregard is left chained in the backyard. No one ever plays with him or checks his food and water bowls, and Charlotte can tell he's sad. So she makes sure he has water, gives him belly rubs--blech --and feeds him every single day. But it's kind of a pain, and she knows Beauregard deserves better. There's a new girl at school who lives in a huge house--plenty of room there for a big dog.

Charlotte has an idea. Now all she needs is a plan. Maybe a lot of plans.

How do you rescue your own dog?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 03/17/2009
ISBN: 9780061452413
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.86w x 0.90d
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2009
Kirkus Review - Children 02/01/2009
Booklist 02/15/2009 pg. 82
School Library Journal 04/01/2009 pg. 137
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 130247 / Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6