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Wallace Wallace won’t lie, not even to avoid detention. And after he handed in a scorching book report of Old Shep, My Pal, detention is just what he’s been handed. The reluctant school football hero is sure he’s done nothing wrong: he hated every minute of that book—especially when the dog dies in the end! Why do dogs always die at the end?
When Wallace refuses to do a rewrite, he’s suspended from the football team, and forced instead to attend rehearsals of the school play, which is, you guessed it, Old Shep, My Pal. His English teacher thinks this will teach Wallace a lesson, but instead,surrounded by apprehensive theater kids, Wallace sets out to prove his point. He doesn’t change his mind, but he does change the play—putting his own spin on the story. He knows the audience will love it, but his English teacher… not so much.
With laughs and life lessons, No More Dead Dogs celebrates standing up for yourself, creative expression, and of course, dogs.
Perfect for…
★ Fans of Andrew Clements, Dan Gutman, and Louis Sachar
★ Dog lovers
★ Reluctant Readers
★ Old Yeller haters
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Release date
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781423141204
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781423141204
- File size: 1393 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4.5
- Lexile® Measure: 610
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Reviews
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October 1, 2001
Gr. 5-7" ." Here's one for every reader weary of being assigned novels in which the dog dies. For expressing his true views of " Old "Shep, My Pal, eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace earns a detention that takes him off the team and plunks him down in the auditorium, where his almost equally stubborn English teacher is directing a theatrical version of--you guessed it. To the delight of some cast members, but the loud outrage of Drama Club President, Rachel Turner, Wallace Wallace makes a few suggestions to punch up the production; by the end, it's a rock musical and the (stuffed) pooch actually pulls through. At least, that's the plan. Briskly stirring in complications and snappy dialog, Korman adds mystery to the fun with an unknown saboteur, caps the wildly popular play with an explosive (literally) climax, and finishes with Rachel and Wallace Wallace finally realizing that they were made for each other. Except for Old Shep, everyone, even the teacher, comes out a winner.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2001, American Library Association.) -
July 1, 2001
After eighth-grade football hero Wallace pens an unflatteringly honest report on a canine classic, he lands in detention, forced to attend rehearsals for the school play--a production of the book he's dismissed. Various characters, most lacking dimension, relate the story, but Korman's trademark humor and his poke at the realm of required reading will find its mark with his fans.(Copyright 2001 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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