Pearce, Jacqueline. Dog House Blues.PEARCE Pearce may refer to: In places:
Erika has been nicknamed "Dog Girl" by the class bully and she hates it. Not only has her best friend moved away, but now she feels marked by the extra dog hair she inevitably finds on her clothes. Dumpster, Muffin, and Jenny are a challenge to walk (especially on garbage garbage: see solid waste. day), but they are also there for Erika and never judge her. Enter Mercedes, a new classmate. Mercedes doesn't know Erika as "Dog Girl" and the two quickly become friends. For a speech project, they partner to prepare a presentation on Japan. Unfortunately Dumpster eats the painted paper mache island model. Erika is sure that Mercedes will dump her now, but things' get worse when she realizes her best dog Jenny is missing and it's her fault. An unlikely person steps in to help her rescue Jenny and she admits Dumpster's terrible deed deed, in law, written document that is signed and delivered by which one person conveys land or other realty (see property) to another. A deed may assure the extent of the conveying party's ownership or, if the party is uncertain of the precise extent, he issues a to Mercedes. With the strength of two new friends, Erika finds the confidence to do her speech project solo on a subject she loves. Suddenly Dog Girl doesn't seem like such a terrible nickname (1) An alternate name used to identify yourself in a chat room. (2) A shortcut for identifying a recipient in an e-mail address book. . The topic of friendship and cliques is of particular interest to young adolescents. Short chapters structure this well-paced, predictable story. Heather Rader, Teacher-Libn., Meadows Elem. Sch., Lacey lac·ey adj. Variant of lacy. , WA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion