Dogtown
By (Author) Katherine Applegate
By (author) Gennifer Choldenko
Illustrated by Wallace West
Hachette Children's Group
Welbeck Children's Books
31st October 2023
19th September 2023
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
813.6
Paperback
352
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 24mm
280g
From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, Dogtown is an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure.
Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.
Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since his owners unwittingly left him with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town.
Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home.
And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves.
When Chance and Metal Head embark on an adventure to find their forever homes, there is danger, cheese sandwiches, a charging station, and some unexpected kindnesses along the way.
Katherine Applegate is the author ofThe One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal, and more recentlyWishtree andOdder. Her books have been widely acclaimed andNew York Times bestsellers. She lives in Irvine, California.Gennifer Choldenko's best known Tales from Alcatraz series, has been called 'A cornerstone series in contemporary children's literature.'Al Capone Does My Shirts - the first book in the series - was a Newbery Honor Book and the recipient of twenty other awards. All four books in the series were Junior Library Guild selections and garnered many starred reviews. Gennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her loyal husband and naughty dog.