Hotel For Dogs (Mass Market Paperback)

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The Walkers are moving to a new town, and staying with an aunt who's allergic to dogs. Too bad for Andi and her brother Bruce, who love dogs -- and happen to meet a stray that needs help. Soon, Andi hatches a plan, turning the abandoned house down the block into a hotel for dogs. But as more and more tenants move in, the secret gets too big to keep. Can the kids save their canine castle? Or will the hotel have to close?

About the Author

LOIS DUNCAN is the author of fifty books, most of them for young people. Her suspense novels have received Young Readers Awards in sixteen states and three foreign countries. Lois lives with her husband, Don Arquette, in Sarasota, Florida. She can be contacted through her Web site at www.loisduncan.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (December 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 054510792X
• ISBN-13: 978-0545107921
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #104,782 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Why Has The Original Version Changed?, February 2, 2009

By	Stephanie Fitzgerald "stepanneg2" (Red Oak, Tx., USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have a "Weekly Reader BookClub" version that I found at a garage sale about 25 years ago. It has been well-read and much loved over the years.
When I saw the current edition in a bookstore recently, I thought I would replace my worn copy. My reaction to the current edition was, "What have they done to this story?!" I realize the movie's release probably has something to do with the changes. For me, though, the name change from Liz to Andi, and Sadie's name change to Friday, ruins it. I will stick to reading the 1971 edition; I just finished reading it to my sons and they loved it, especially the illustrations by Leonard Shortall. As for how Hollywood butchered this wonderful story when they made it into a movie; well, better not go there except to say I won't waste my time or money! I'll re-read my good old book!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I read this over and over, May 5, 2005

By	R. J. Tuggy (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lost Treasures: Hotel for Dogs - Book #9 (Lost Treasures, 9) (Paperback)

There are several appealing qualities to this story - animals, children who don't always agree or get along with each other, a secret conspiracy that would fall apart if the parents found out, a bully that is ingeniously bested. I loved this book as a preteen and still read it through high school.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware: Look for the original version if you can find it., June 9, 2009

By	C. Gilbert "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Hotel For Dogs (Hardcover)

I must have read and reread this book 500 times as a child. I brought this back with me to the Netherlands after my father died, and on a whim picked it up to reread again now. (Which I how I discovered that I had actually inadvertently stolen my sister's copy-- sorry Sis!) Since there is a recent film about the book, it seemed timely to read.

Still a wonderful book-- at least if only for the nostalgia. Some good lessons in there about kindness to animals and bullying. I found that I remembered it nearly line-for-line.

Some surprises for me:

I didn't realize until picking this up again that the author was Lois Duncan-- whose work I knew mostly for her melodramatic YA novels. I would not have guessed that it had the same author as Daughters of Eve.

Second, buyer beware of the recent editions. Someone has inexplicably changed the text-- including pointlessly changing the characters names? Apparently this was to make the book fit the names used in the film. Badly played. Look for the original.