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Running Wild : Upchuck And The Rotten Willy

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This is a good book if you in middle school and up. At the end of the book it'll leave you guessing what will happen next or will there be another book in the future to tell you what will happen.
The book tries to teach you a lesson in life, that is why I said middle school and up, the lesson is about friendship and could change your friendship with a close friend forever.
Willy also known as rotten Willy is a dog who loves baseball and happens to be friends with Chuck also know as Upchuck a cat who needed a friend cause all the other cats in the neiborhood moved away or got hit by a car.
Somehow chuck gets hurt all the time and gets knocked out by playen hide-and-seek and hits his head or by some other odd reason, And Willy brings chuck's body to his water bowl and wakes chuck up by splashing him with water.
Then out of nowhere a couple of cats move next door and scare chuck in his own yard, they meet for the first time and from there they become friends. But chuck finds out how they feel about dogs and cats who like dogs, but know chuck has to choose who he wants to be friends with, chuck talks to Willy about the deal and Willy wants chuck to be friends with both the cats and Willy. (Read the book to find out more)
One day the phone rings and it is chucks human friend Katie talking to her parents about coming home from collage and bringing her fiancée and there coming home during the weekend and she shows up with a surprise.
I'll leave it up to you to find out what happens ...

Reason for Reading: I read this aloud to ds. We wanted a short funny book for a change and have always had success with Bill Wallace (& his wife Carol).

Upchuck and Rotten Willy is very similar to the "Gray Cat Trilogy" we read several years ago. Although this is the last book in the series it didn't make any difference to us, mentions were made of their previous adventures but enough information was given to newcomers about the characters. Chuck is a cat and Willy is a dog and they are best friends. Neither has any other mates in the neighbourhood. But this day two new cats move in and wander into Chuck's yard. They are a bit uppity but Chuck makes friends with them and spends a nice day with them. He learns quickly though that they are dog-haters and he agonises over what to do about Willy. Should he drop Willy as a friend, I mean cats should play with other cats, right? Or should he introduce his new friends to Willy and hope for the best that they might change their minds this one time, though it is hardly likely?

Written in Chuck the cat's narrative we have a simple tale that honestly reflects dog and cat behaviour. Is quite funny. Sending us both into little giggle fits at times. The story is fun-filled with lots of action, with baseball being a minor theme and as always with Bill Wallace a short pleasure to read.

An impossible duo - that steals your heart! At it again - this pair can find trouble where none exists! Love this series, AND pray for more!

I believe UpChuck and the Rotten Willy books are hilarious,great,funny,and interesting.The first time I read book #1 I was amazed! I said There should be more of them cute books. well,my wish came true!!!! now 3 UpChuck and the Rotten Willy books are scatterd around the U.S. I really Think kids of all ages should read or be read this book.I read book 1 in 5th grade. I love dogs and cats so thats the book for me! I own all 3 books and hopefully you will too!!!!!

This book is about a cat and a dog that show true friendship toward each other. Upchuck (a cat) meets the new neighbor's cats, Rikki and Roscoe. Roscoe tries to be boss of everybody. Rotten Willy (a dog) disappears when Upchuck meets the cats. Upchuck feels very guilty when he leaves Rotten Willy out of his fun.

This bookis about acat and dog.And they found each other
at a fence.There run away animals.They ran away because they
where moveing.And his name was roten willy.His real name is
Wrot Willer.