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Mutt's Promise

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By Julie Salamon
Publisher Dial Books
Mutt's Promise
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Fans of The Incredible Journey and Old Yeller will love this endearing, pageturning dog adventure story Luna is a farm puppy who loves to dance, and has only known a happy, serene life surrounded by her mother, Mutt, and her siblings, and cared for by Gilberto, the son of farm workers. But now Gilberto and his parents have moved on, and Mr. Thomas the farmer doesnt feel he can take care of a whole family of dogs. He finds new homes for the puppies, not realizing that the man who took Luna and her brother does not have their best interests at heart. Luna and Chief, hungry and scared, are trapped in the smelly barn of a puppy milluntil they take matters into their own paws and find a way to escape. But can Luna and Chief find their way home? With a lovable cast of animal characters and endearing illustrations, this charming story is a perfect readaloud for fans of classic childrens novels like Gentle Ben, A Cricket in Times Square, and Shiloh.

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33520 words33,520 words
256 pages256 pages
Lexile 720LLexile 720L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2016Published 2016

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Book ISBN:

0525427783

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