The Barking Puppy

Written by Lori Lobenstine · Illustrated by Il Sung Na

Book #1 in the The Barking Puppy series

Two dog-loving neighbors launch a newspaper written by dogs to pay for a pug's surgery.

248 pages· 760L· AR ~4.9

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Sophie and her two Jack Russell terriers have just moved to Boston, where she instantly likes Juno, the quirky teenager next door, and her pug, Bonney. But classmates tease Sophie, the upstairs neighbor hates barking, and Bonney needs surgery Juno's family can't afford. So the girls invent the Barking Puppy, a newspaper written by dogs, for dogs. Can they sell enough copies to save Bonney?

From the publisher

When Sophie and her two Jack Russell terriers move to Boston, she’s excited not to be the only brown kid in the neighborhood anymore. She instantly likes the quirky teenager named Juno next door and her pug, Bonney. But not everything’s easy. Her classmates make fun of her Vermont overalls. The upstairs neighbor hates barking. And Bonney needs surgery that Juno’s family can’t afford. So Sophie and Juno invent the Barking Puppy, the first ever newspaper written “by dogs” and “for dogs.” Will anyone else get how funny it is? And more importantly, can they sell it to raise enough money in time to save Bonney? Will the landlord kick Sophie and her mom out before they even get started? Don’t miss this first edition of a doggone great series and find out for yourself!

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