""Dog lovers will appreciate the canine-take-all theme, and all readers will appreciate the gentle humor.""--Kirkus
Meet Kevin Pugh, 12-year-old couch potato. Now meet Cromwell, his part beagle, part potato chip dog. Kevin's looking forward to spending his summer doing as little as possible. Unfortunately, Kevin's father, former Chicago Bears star player/super-sports fanatic, Howie Pugh, feels differently. So does Cromwell, who has suddenly and mysteriously developed a fascination with agility competitions- running up seesaws, leaping over hurdles, soaring through hoops (sometimes). If he has to do anything, Kevin would rather do something for newly obsessed Cromwell, but dog agility lessons do not constitute a sport in his father's mind, so football camp it is. Until some well-timed events collide, literally, and soon Kevin's found a way for he and Cromwell to take classes, and the upstart Team Cromwell is born.
Andy Behrens has written a hilarious novel with a dry-as-dirt protagonist who's constantly tortured by the goings-on around him. It's also a charming story about a boy and his dog, as well as a meaningful and heartfelt look at a relationship between a boy and his father who don't always see eye-to-eye.
By:
Andy Behrens Imprint: Random House Inc Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 194mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 215g ISBN:9780375859007 ISBN 10: 0375859004 Pages: 256 Publication Date:15 July 2011 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Andy Behrens is the author of two previous children's books. He lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.
Nominated for Florida Sunshine State Book Award.
Nominated for Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award.
