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Hotel For Dogs (1971)

Hotel for Dogs (1971)

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039512364X (ISBN13: 9780395123645)
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English
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Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.comIt was a fun trip back into the past to review Lois Duncan's HOTEL FOR DOGS. I first read this heart-warming story about 10 years ago with my daughter. Now, with a few changes I've heard, it's a major motion picture. In the original 1971 version, Liz and her brother, Bruce, leave their home in New Mexico to move to the east coast. Their father has accepted a new job, and they are temporarily moving in with Aunt Alice. It might be the beginning of a great new adventure, except Liz is extremely unhappy because her beloved pet, Bebe, has had to stay behind. Aunt Alice made it very clear that the dachshund was not welcome in her house since she is terribly allergic to dogs. Shortly after their arrival, Liz and Bruce meet up with Jerry, the son of Aunt Alice's next-door neighbors. They actually meet Jerry's beautiful Irish setter first. Although the dog is gorgeous and seems quite friendly, Jerry is not. Liz is shocked to watch the cruel way Jerry treats his own dog. She feels awful for the dog and misses her own Bebe even more. One day a shaggy little stray dog appears in Aunt Alice's yard. It hops up on the porch, and Liz begs her mother to let her bring it something to eat. Her mother forbids her to feed the dog, saying that if she does, it will never leave and that would be unfair to Aunt Alice. Later that evening, during a terrible thunderstorm, the little stray somehow ends up in the house and scampers upstairs, only noticed by Liz. By the time she is able to excuse herself to follow it upstairs, it is nowhere to be found. The next day when she convinces Bruce to help her search for the dog, they discover it in a closet. But now instead of just one stray dog, there are three brand new puppies as well. What should they do? They can't possibly keep a dog and three puppies in the house when Aunt Alice sneezes if they just mention the word dog. Bruce agrees to keep the secret until they can figure out a place to keep the animals. It doesn't take long for Bruce to realize the empty house at the end of the street might provide just the place for a new family of dogs. Liz couldn't agree more, and soon their plan to save a few animals becomes much more than they ever dreamed. HOTEL FOR DOGS is a cute story geared to independent readers ages 9-12 and an excellent read-aloud for even younger audiences. Anyone with a soft spot for pets will enjoy this one.

hotel for dogs is about two kids named andi and bruce walker there father loses his job and they have to move in with there aunt alice.while there there they meet this guy named jerry gordon. aunt alice thinks that he is an angle but he is a bully. jerry has a dog named red rover and jerry treats him like a peice of trash and bruce sees that there is an empty house down the street from aunt alices and and the next day bruce and andi find a stray dog and so they take the dog in and hide it in andi's temperarly room (sewing room) the next morning the kids awake and fing four little baby puppys.So they take the dogs to the empty house and put the dogs in it. as time moves along they keep getting more and more dogs. one day jerry and his crue were sitting in a wagin and jerry slapped red rover and told him to start walking.it ended up where they hurt red rover so bruce found him and took him to the hotel.but to find out if jerry gets red rover and if bruce and andi get to keep their hotel for dogs open you have to read the amazin "HOTEL FOR DOGS" :)jackie harmon:)

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What ages would I recommend it too? – Five and up. Length? – An evenings read.Characters? – Memorable, several characters.Setting? – Real world, small town.Written approximately? – 1971.Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more.Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No.Short storyline: A girl has to temporarily leave her dog behind. More dogs find her to console her, and lead her to console them.Notes for the reader: A fun packed read where the bully meets his just end, for the moment anyway.
—April Brown

This was a sweet story about a couple of kids who use an abandoned house to shelter unwanted dogs. It almost earned the "gentle reads" tag, but there are a couple of scenes involving animal abuse (the neighbor kid is a budding sociopath) that will disturb a sensitive reader. This audio edition was beautifully performed by the amazing Katherine Kellgren. Overall a great audiobook for a family taking a road trip, provided no one is super young or super sensitive. The average 7-year-old would be fine with it.
—Kristen

The Walkers are moving to a new town, and staying with an aunt who's allergic to dogs. Too bad for Andi and her brother Bruce, who love dogs -- and happen to meet a stray that needs help. Soon, Andi hatches a plan, turning the abandoned house down the block into a hotel for dogs. But as more and more tenants move in, the secret gets too big to keep. Can the kids save their...more The Walkers are moving to a new town, and staying with an aunt who's allergic to dogs. Too bad for Andi and her brother Bruce, who love dogs -- and happen to meet a stray that needs help. Soon, Andi hatches a plan, turning the abandoned house down the block into a hotel for dogs. But as more and more tenants move in, the secret gets too big to keep. Can the kids save their canine castle? Or will the hotel have to close?
—Christy

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