Mad Dog (Starlight Animal Rescue) [Mass Market Paperback]

Dandi Daley Mackall (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Starlight Animal Rescue

A new series by Dandi Daley Mackall, author of the best-selling Winnie the Horse Gentler series!
If the world had any idea how mad I, Wesley “Mad Dog” Williams, am at it, the sun would be too scared to show its ugly face around here.
Meet 14-year-old Wes Williams, aka Mad Dog. He's from Chicago and looking to return—just as soon as his mother gets out of rehab. In the meantime, he's stuck at Starlight Animal Rescue, where his only friend is his dog, Rex. As Wes schemes to get his old life back, will Rex and the other shelter dogs be able to rescue him . . . before his anger makes him go too far?
Starlight Animal Rescue: Where problem horses are trained and loved, where abandoned dogs become heroes, where stray cats become loyal companions. And where people with nowhere to fit in find a place to belong.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale Kids (August 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414312695
• ISBN-13: 978-1414312699
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #719,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Series!, August 31, 2011

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kristen4mk - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad Dog (Starlight Animal Rescue) (Mass Market Paperback)

Wes Williams is a 14 year old foster kid from Chicago who wants nothing more than to be with his mom, who is currently in rehab. He has some anger issues, and is also gifted in training dogs. The mother of his foster dad, Georgette ("George") gives Wes the task of training some dogs for a pilot program for the local assisted living retirement home. His foster family is pretty awesome, and while there is some resolution to some of his anger and challenges in the end it is definitely not a "pat" answer.
I enjoyed this book and recommend the series for both pre-teens, teens, and adults as well!

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner!, August 31, 2011

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Booklover21 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad Dog (Starlight Animal Rescue) (Mass Market Paperback)

Mad Dog, the second book in Dandi Daley Mackall's Starlight Animal Rescue series, tells the story of 14-year-old Wes Williams. Wes is from Chicago, and all he wants to do is return home. The only thing holding him back is that he has to wait for his mother to get out of rehab; but once that happens he'll be far away from the rescue farm and he'll never be coming back. Until then though he'll spend his time with his dog Rex, and he'll also be working on training rescued dogs and trying to place them into good homes. But when one of his rescue projects gets to be too much to handle, and he has to turn to another foster on the farm for help, will he finally snap, or will he ultimately allow God to get a hold of him?
This book was just as good as the first. Mackall does a really amazing job writing about both people (especially teens), and animals. What I love is how real her characters are. None of them are perfect, or anywhere close to being perfect, and yet you really can't help but love them. In my opinion, she has once again she has woven together another winner.

5.0 out of 5 stars Dandi Daley Mackall ROCKS!!!!!, January 28, 2011

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Jacqueline Abbott (Canton, Ga, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad Dog (Starlight Animal Rescue) (Kindle Edition)

I could go on and on... I LOVE Dandi Daley Mackall, my number 1 favorite author!!!!!!!!!!!
I've read: Wiinie the Horse Gentler Series, Starlight Animal Rescue, and even her new series, Horsefeathers! GO FOR IT!!!!