The Puppy Place #9: Pugsley [Paperback]

Ellen Miles (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: The Puppy Place

Welcome to the Puppy Place! This Little Apple series stars a lovable new puppy in every book! And it's Charles and Lizzie Peterson's job to find every puppy the perfect home!

Lizzie and Charles Peterson love puppies. Even though they finally have their very own puppy, Buddy, Lizzie still can't get enough time with dogs. She helps her Aunt Amanda at her doggie day care center as often as she can.

At the doggie day care, Lizzie meets a pesky but lovable pug named Pugsley. Pugsley is adorable, but he didn't earn the nickname Mr. Pest for nothing and his owners decide he's too much of a handful to keep! Will Lizzie figure out how to get Pugsley to behave and find him a forever home?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

ELLEN MILES is the author of more than twenty-eight books, including several Scholastic Classics, such as The Pied Piper; the Taylor-Made Tales series; and thirteen other books in The Puppy Place series. Ellen loves to be outdoors every day. She also loves to read, cook, and explore. She lives in Vermont and is a longtime fan of dogs of all breeds.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0545034558
• ISBN-13: 978-0545034555
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 4.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write about puppies because I love dogs. Dogs are always happy to see you, and always excited about what's going to happen next whether it's a ride in the car, a game, or just cuddling up on the couch. Dogs are also great for telling secrets to, and for comforting you when you're sad.
I live in Vermont, an incredibly beautiful state, and I spend time outdoors every day: I love to swim in clear, cold ponds, bike on shady back roads, hike tall mountains - and ski down them!
Learn lots more about me at www.ellenmiles.net

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puppy Love, May 30, 2010

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Kerri Busteed "Kerri J. Busteed" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Puppy Place #9: Pugsley (Paperback)

The Puppy Place series is a lot of fun. Admittedly, Pugsley is one of my favorite. In this book Pugsley is in a home that has not taken the proper time to train him so he gets to be quite a handful. Lizzy Peterson is one girl who can see the good in him. She is one of five members in her family that have taken on the task of fostering puppies until they can find them a forever home. When Lizzy brings this particular puppy home, no one is quite prepared for the craziness this dog would bring with him. It seems almost hopeless that Lizzy will be able to find him a forever home before her parents can't take any more, until an idea hits her. An idea so crazy it just might work. If it does, she is sure to find him the perfect forever home.

I think this series is great for any beginning reader. There are boys and girls in the family and some books are mainly about Lizzy and others are more about the boy Charles. I have a son and a daughter and my kids both enjoy reading this series. Quite frankly, if you are a dog lover like me, I would grab my favorite child and sit down to read with them. Puppy love is for kids of all ages!

By Kerri J. Busteed
Author of Will's First Hunt Will's First Hunt

5.0 out of 5 stars Fostering Pugsley, September 29, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Puppy Place #9: Pugsley (Paperback)

Me (12 going on 13)and my family have never fostered one as crazy as Pugsley, but i can still relate. The author, Ellen Miles has definently done a good job writing her series the Puppy Place, All the dogs are cute. But this one his the spot. It's soooo funny. Like the time Pugsley grabbes the end of a brand ne toilet paper roll and drags it around the house. What a mess! or the time he ate all of the lemon scented bubble bath soap. And burped lemon scented bubbles all day long.


Lizzie is the only one who sees the potential in Mr. Pest as he is otherwise known of, and battles to save him before he ends up in the animal shelter. Still, nobody wants a puppy as naughty as Mr. Pest, the worst puppy ever!


Read this book from start to finish, and you won't stop laughing until you reach the back cover!

Check out my other reviews on the Puppy Place books!

5.0 out of 5 stars Pugsley (The Puppy PLace), May 27, 2008

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Cowboygirl - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Puppy Place #9: Pugsley (Paperback)

Pugsley (The Puppy Place)

I buy these books for my granddaughter who is 8 now. She loves to read because of books like these. I will continue to buy whatever books she wants because I want her to continue her love for reading and these books seem to foster that ideal.