Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven

Authors: Salisbury, Graham
Lexile: 390,
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: JUV039000, JUV019000, JUV005000
ISBN: 9780375895418, Related ISBNs: 0375846026, 0375895418, 0385737033, 0385906412, 9780375846021
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 160,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: What do you want so badly that you can taste it—and can you persuade someone to give it to you? That’s the subject of a writing assignment Calvin’s fourth-grade teacher, Mr. Purdy, gives the class. Calvin wants a dog! He reads what he’s written to his mom to see just how persuasive he can be. No way, Mom says: Stella, their babysitter, might be allergic, and Calvin is too irresponsible to care for a pet.

Luckily, Mom’s boyfriend, Ledward, is on Calvin’s side. He takes Calvin to a place he calls dog heaven. There Calvin meets the dog of his dreams—Streak. Now Calvin’s got to convince Mom he’s dog-responsible, because he and Streak belong together!
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