Lulu Walks the Dogs
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–10 · 2012 · Est. 1.5 hour read

Lulu Walks the Dogs

By Judith Viorst, Lane Smith (Illustrator)

Part of the Lulu and the Brontosaurus series

Lulu's dog-walking gig spirals into chaos. Can she earn the cash she desperately needs?

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176 pages· 7,891 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Lulu is determined to earn money for a special purchase, but her dog-walking venture is anything but easy. With unruly dogs Brutus, Pookie, and Cordelia testing her patience, and the annoyingly perfect Fleischman offering unwanted help, Lulu's resolve is pushed to its limits. Can she navigate these challenges, make a friend, and achieve her goal? Discover the hilarity and heart in Lulu's quest for cash and camaraderie.

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Feisty Lulu sets out to make some dough in this illustrated chapter book with “plenty of appeal” (Kirkus Reviews) from children’s book legends Judith Viorst and Lane Smith. The stubbornly hilarious Lulu has decided it’s time to buckle down and earn some cash. How else can she save up enough money to buy the very special thing that she is ALWAYS and FOREVER going to want? After some failed attempts at lucrative gigs (baking cookies, spying, reading to old people), dog walking seems like a sensible choice. But Brutus, Pookie, and Cordelia are not interested in making the job easy, and the infuriatingly helpful neighborhood goody-goody, Fleischman, has Lulu at the end of her rope. And with three wild dogs at the other end, Lulu’s patience is severely tested. Will she ever make a friend–or the money she needs? In this standalone sequel to Lulu and the Brontosaurus, children’s book legends Judith Viorst and Lane Smith once again prove that even the loudest, rudest, and most obstinate of girls can win us over.

At a glance
Format
Pages
176
Words
7,891
Reading age
6–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
940L
Themes & topics
Books about dogsBooks about imagination and playBooks about cooperation
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~V
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
153630
Publication
Published
March 11, 2014
First published
September 4, 2012
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781442435803

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