The Canine Connection: Stories about Dogs and People

Meet Willa, a rebellious teenager who cannot resist adopting canine misfits, and Sam, who follows a dog and finds a girlfriend. Fiona's Border collie knows the secret her family has never guessed. Sly hopes his fierce Mutt will keep at bay the terrors of a dark city street.

Betsy Hearne has skillfully crafted twelve short stories highlighting the special relationships that humans and dogs can share. Varied in tone and setting, her collection will make readers smile, cry, and keep turning the pages to see what happens in each new miniworld of real and imagined encounters.

Author: Betsy Hearne
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 11/27/2007
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781416968177

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 67226 / Canine Connection: Stories about Dogs and People

About the Author
Betsy Hearne is the author of several books for children, including Wishes, Kisses, and Pigs (a Child magazine Best Book of 2001), Eliza's Dog, and Listening for Leroy (a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young Children). She was formerly the editor of the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, and she now teaches literature and storytelling at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Hearne lives with her family in Urbana, Illinois.

Trina Schart Hyman (April 8, 1939-November 19, 2004) was an American illustrator of more than 150 children's books. She won the Caldecott Medal for Saint George and the Dragon and lived in Sweden.