Beverly Hills Chihuahua Junior Novel (Junior Novelization) (Paperback)

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Product Description
Chloe, a pampered pet chihuahua, is used to the luxury of Beverly Hills. When her owner's niece takes her to Mexico for the weekend, Chloe soon finds herself lost on the rough-and-tumble streets. Now, with an ex-police dog as a guide and an underground dog-fight ringleader on her tail, Chloe must dig deep to find her own strength and make her way home.

A 128-page junior novelization of the upcoming film, South of the Border, complete with an 8-page full-color photo insert

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Disney Press (August 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423114094
• ISBN-13: 978-1423114093
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #202,479 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than the Movie!, January 26, 2009

By	M. Scott "Cavlin Coolidge Leaders are Readers" (usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Calvin Coolidge's 4th Grade Leaders are Readers Book Club read this book and say:
Aaron - My favorite part was when Chloe was being chased by mountain lions! It was very suspenseful!
Caitlyn - The story was very adventurous and funny. It also teaches you about Mexico and their history.
Claire - It has a good moral lesson. Rachel told her Aunt Viv what really happened instead of trying to hide the truth.
Felicia- I rated it a 5 because it was funny! I liked when Chloe was trying to get a churro and some big dogs tried to stop her. She stood up for herself and was very brave!
Jamil - I liked when Chloe jumped off the train.
Olubiyi - The publisher made a mistake and named two chapters Chapter 4!
Myles - I liked when Chloe spent the night in the park and stood up to the tough dogs. I liked that the tough dogs have a weak spot for Chloe and it's funny when they get stepped on by a girl!

4.0 out of 5 stars A Charming and Even Advantageous Novelette Adaptation, for Young Readers, of the Film of the Same Title, January 28, 2009

By	C-P Parker "Jerry Parker" (région de l'Abitibi, QC) - See all my reviews

The novel, written skillfully as worded for junior readers (at what probably is literate junior high school level of reading proficiency, suitable also ofr reading aloud to even younger children), retells the adventures of Chloë, Papi (both chihuahuas), Delgado (German shepherd) and other critters of canine and other species, based on the film of the same title. As for Chloë, the erstwhile pampered female embodiment of "chihuahua chic", she comes across more sympathetically in this novelette than in the motion picture about her adventures. The book is helpful, for those for whom it matters, in clarifying the narrative of the motion picture; especially in the action-packed conclusion of the film (but sometimes elsewhere, too), the tale whisks by so quickly that a viewer can be a bit perplexed about what exactly is happening and why. The novelette also fills in some motivation, background, and other such matters which add to one's enjoyment of the cute (for some viewers, cloying so) film. The colour photos of still images from the film are well chosen and reproduced at good quality, the paperback front cover presenting, as the image chosen, one of the visually striking posters which had served to publicise the movie. The rest of this Amazon user's review adapts comments about the film to the context of the novel.

Many cinephiles have loathed the film, "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", so probably they will react similarly to the published form of this chihauhua saga, but, dudes, loosen up! Sure, the story is more than a little "sappy", but take some time out to be "sappy and happy" viewing the movie or reading this novelette adaptation! Don't heckle these hounds! The adventures of these chihuahuas, other dogs, and of assorted animals is a delight, especially for those who have a "tender spot" for "man's best friend"!

This tale never was meant to appeal to the viewer's sophistication. On the other hand, it is not any sort of "chihuahua exploitation fiction (or film)", either. The touches of New Age mysticism, fortunately lightly and quirkily applied, may bother some Christian Fundamentalists readers without any sense of humour, but one can appreciate those elements of the film, and even more so of the novel retelling of it, as being as much gentle satire as anything else.

My favourite hounds in this California-Mexico romp are Papí, Chloë's ardent male canine admirer and one very determinedly valiant chihuahua, and Delgado, the down-on-his-luck, butch German shepherd hound who comes to the rescue of, and does various acts of kindness for, Chloë, even when he misinterprets the reasons for Chloë's second disappearance. Then, too, who cannot but love the thronging hoarde of chihauhuas among the ruins of an ancient indigenous Aztec human-canine culture? Seeing or reading about Chloë trying to find the mighty voice of her "inner chihuahua" (as opposed to pampered pet yips and whimpering) with the aid of the leader, Monte, and female chihuahua spirit guide, Margarita, of this pack of chihuahuas is very amusing; I wish that this bit of animal humour had been as further extended in the movie as it is in the novel!

May a Spanish-language edition appear on the market, the more welcome that it would be for such exaltation of Latino and amerindian heritage! This novel, recounting the story in English, like the English-language film on which it is based, is a pack of fun, and not just for children, the English style not being unduly too basic to impede adult pleasure in this tale of tail-wagging fun and mock heroics!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived quickly and provided great reading, September 21, 2008

By	Reading mom (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

The books arrived before we even expected, Though some were thought used, they all looked brand new.
The 8 year old birthday party will be a hit with this party favor!