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Chapter Book · Ages 6–10 · 2008 · Est. 1 hour read
Don't Swap Your Sweater for a Dog
By Katherine Applegate, Brian Biggs (Illustrator)
Book #3 in the Roscoe Riley Rules series
A boy tries to teach his dog to read so they can win a trophy at a dog trick contest.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 478 ratings
128 pages· 6,043 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Roscoe dreams of winning a trophy, but with no pet of his own, he's at a loss. As a pet-trick contest approaches, Roscoe's determination leads him to consider borrowing a dog. Will his quest for glory lead to unexpected chaos? Dive into Roscoe's world of comical misadventures and see if he can outsmart the competition without breaking the rules. Perfect for fans of lighthearted, mischievous tales.
From the publisher
The third book in a hilarious chapter book series about an accidental rule breaker from Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning and bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan, Endling, and Wishtree.It seems like everyone has an award of some kind. Except Roscoe. But a pet-trick contest is coming up, and first prize is a big, shiny trophy. Roscoe really wants that trophy–would he even borrow someone else’s dog to win?Roscoe and his comical misadventures will appeal to fans of Megan McDonald’s Stink series; Nancy Krulik’s George Brown, Class Clown series; Rebecca Elliott’s Owl Diaries series; and Dan Gutman’s My Weirder School series.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 128
- Words
- 6,043
- Reading age
- 6–10
- Audience
- Transitional Reader
- Lexile
- 540L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.6
- F&P level
- ~N
Publication
- Published
- May 17, 2016
- First published
- May 27, 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780062392503
- LCCN
- 2007033409
- OCLC
- 173248931
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