Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
By (Author) Jeremy Strong
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
6th February 2008
3rd January 2008
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.914
Short-listed for Blue Peter Children's Book Awards: The Most Fun Story With Pictures 2008
Paperback
144
Width 135mm, Height 197mm, Spine 10mm
107g
Streaker the dog is lost. And not just a bit lost, but really lost.It wasn't even her fault! She wanted to protect some pies from the pie robber and suddenly she's miles from home and two-legged Trevor and she has to make friends with a cat. A CAT! But it gets a lot hairier when they find themselves face-to-face with a baboon. . .Will Streaker ever see her beloved pups again And more importantly, will she ever eat another donut again
Few children's writers succeed in combining irresistibly rude jokes, witty repartee, and a robust plot with a genuine and considered emotional core Guardian Hilariously funny, this will have you laughing your socks off Guardian Children's Supplement
Jeremy Strong was born and grew up in south-east London. He gratuated in English from York University and spent some time trying to become an overnight success as a writer. In the meantime he worked as a caretaker, a strawberry-picker and in a bakery, putting the jam in doughnuts. He trained as a teacher and went on to become a headteacher in Kent. He has written a great many books for children, including the Karate Princess titles and There's a Viking in My Bed and There's a Pharaoh in Our Bath!