The Murder of Hound Dog Bates [Paperback]

Robbie Branscum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1995

When Sassafras Bates find his beloved dog dead, he thinks he knows who killed him. So he buries Hound Dog Bates smack in front of his aunts' porch, hoping that guilt will make one of them confess. When this doesn't work, he decides to play detective. Sass's investigation leads him to some surprising discoveries about his aunts--and himself. Winner of the Edgar Allen Poe Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (May 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140375937
• ISBN-13: 978-0140375930
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,049,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars He "Knows" Who Did It, August 2, 2007

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This review is from: The Murder of Hound Dog Bates (Paperback)

Sassaafrass Bates (yep, that's his name) is a dirt poor country youngun. His Ma is dead, his Pa gone, and he lives on a weather-beaten old farm with his three aunts.

According to him, one aunt is downright sneaky, another has cold black eyes and thin lips, and the third is nothin' but mean lookin'. One of them (he's not certain which, yet) has sure enough killed his pet hound dog, and he's gonna get even--just short of murder.

Well, things don't work out the way Sass has figured they might and that's what's so interesting. You'll find the story funny--even though Sass is dead serious.

[Humorous realistic fiction--with a poor rural setting--suitable for grades three through seven.]

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