Smart+Dog

=__Smart Dog __=

===Smart Dog is different from other books I've read before in the best way possible. It has one of the smartest little puppy dogs, who only wants to learn how to be more normal. But I think that he really enjoys the attention! If you want to know the most you could possibly know about the punishments of being a smart dog, then you should read this book! ===



Author: Vivian Vande Velde

Genre: Fiction

Setting: School and at Home in Rochester, New York; present day

Main Characters: Amy, Sherlock, Kaitlyn, Sean, Minneh, Amy's mom, Sister Mary Grace, and the Scientists'

Summary of the Plot

Smart Dog is a fiction book about a dog named Sherlock who was trained at a college to be smart. Sherlock can talk, use a computer, and he even knows how to open his own cage! But when he overheard one of the scientists' talking into his tape recorder, Sherlock knew he was in danger! Though, out of all of the people who could have passed Sherlock, sitting on the side of the road, why would he chose Amy, one of the least popular girls at school, to help him avoid danger?

During the rising action, Amy needs to try and keep Sherlock a secret. She can't let anybody know that she's taking care of a talking dog, not to mention a "stolen" talking dog!! Amy also needs to watch out for any students from the college who are searching for Sherlock. But getting so caught up in that, Sean, one of the smartest, shortest boys in the 5th grade, walks up behind Amy and Sherlock, and overhears them talking together. So then, Sean and Amy tried to keep Sherlock a secret. But of course, then there's Kaitlyn, the most popular girl at school, who tells __everyone__ that Sean and Amy are "together", and blames mostly everything on poor, defenseless Amy. Though will Amy finally get enough courage to speak up? Or will she stay a "nobody" forever???

Kaitlyn's lies don't just stop there! She has more of them still to come. While Kaitlyn's Grandma comes to there school to do an Ukrainian Easter egg presentation, everything goes upside down. Along with that, Kaitlyn doesn't know when NOT to talk!!! She apparently can't go longer than two minutes without putting herself before others. During the big "egg catastrophe", the head scientist comes looking for Sherlock at the school. She gets very interested in the issues with the eggs, and turns out to do the best for everyone. Maybe she's not that bad after all.

Evaluation

I absolutely loved reading Smart Dog! It was really exciting,. There was just event after event! I never saw anything coming, and I love reading about dogs! Smart Dog left me hanging, and I was always so disappointed when I had to put it down. It would be a good book for either a boy or a girl! Reading Smart Dog, I was never bored.

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