Good Dog, McTavish
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2019 · Est. 1.5 hour read

Good Dog, McTavish

By Meg Rosoff, Grace Easton (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the McTavish series

A clever dog must restore order to a family in chaos.

3.9/5 Goodreads · 517 ratings
112 pages· 10,370 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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When Ma Peachey embraces yoga, her family spirals into disarray. With dinners uncooked and chaos reigning, only young Betty sees the need for help. Enter McTavish, a rescue dog with a mission. Can this canine genius teach the Peacheys new tricks and bring harmony back to their lives? Discover how one dog plans to save a family from themselves.

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A dog with a plan adopts a chaotic family in a wry comedy extolling the virtues of common sense. When Ma Peachey takes up yoga, the rest of the family finds themselves abandoned to chaos: no one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty laundry, the children are always late for school, and there is a good deal of squabbling and squalor. Ma may be off finding inner peace, but irritable Pa Peachey, glum Ava, and wannabe girl-charmer Ollie are falling apart. Only Betty, the sensible youngest child, is wise enough to see that this family is in need of rescue. Enter McTavish, a rescue dog who, true to his mission, is ready to teach this family some new tricks. Getting the Peacheys to behave will take work, but if anyone can do it, McTavish can. After all, he’s a very good dog – maybe even a psychological mastermind!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
112
Words
10,370
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
850L
Themes & topics
Books about dogsBooks about adoptionBooks about being yourselfBooks about human-animal relationshipsBooks about family
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~T
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
502145
Publication
Published
April 9, 2019
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781536200584

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