Strudel, a homeless dachshund, loves listening to Jake read from Chief, Dog of the Old West at the animal shelter. When Jake decides to adopt him, Strudel vows to be as brave and loyal as Chief. Only trying to fend off danger in his new home leads to trouble when Strudel makes some errors in judgment. But despite Strudel's humorous miscalculations, his instincts are mostly correct. He knows who is really a member of his pack, and that Mom's boyfriend Arnie can't be trusted. Readers can get a dog's-eye view as an irrepressible dachshund narrates this touching story of a dog who needed a family, and a struggling family who needed a dog.
Martha Freeman has written fiction for children of all ages including The First Kids Mysteries and The Chickadee Court Mysteries. The Horn Book praised her rich details and well-drawn characters in her most recent novel, The Orphan and the Mouse, declaring it a "satisfying package of happy homecomings, evil exposed, and the virtues of loyalty, bravery, and literacy rewarded." Martha Freeman lives in Philadelphia.
Strudel, a homeless dachshund, loves listening to Jake read from Chief, Dog of the Old West at the animal shelter. When Jake decides to adopt him, Strudel vows to be as brave and loyal as Chief. Only trying to fend off danger in his new home leads to trouble when Strudel makes some errors in judgment. But despite Strudel's humorous miscalculations, his instincts are mostly correct. He knows who is really a member of his pack, and that Mom's boyfriend Arnie can't be trusted. Readers can get a dog's-eye view as an irrepressible dachshund narrates this touching story of a dog who needed a family, and a struggling family who needed a dog.
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Martha Freeman has written fiction for children of all ages including The First Kids Mysteries and The Chickadee Court Mysteries. The Horn Book praised her rich details and well-drawn characters in her most recent novel, The Orphan and the Mouse, declaring it a "satisfying package of happy homecomings, evil exposed, and the virtues of loyalty, bravery, and literacy rewarded." Martha Freeman lives in Philadelphia.
