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Original Title: | A Dog Called Kitty |
ISBN: | 0671770810 (ISBN13: 9780671770815) |
Edition Language: | English |
Literary Awards: | Texas Bluebonnet Award (1983), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award (1983) |
Bill Wallace
Paperback | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 4.06 | 3303 Users | 294 Reviews
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The puppy was small and fuzzy, with a friendly, wagging tail -- and Ricky was afraid of him!No wonder, since he was attacked by a dog when he was just a baby. So when a stray puppy comes sniffling around the farm, Ricky tells it to get lost.
But the puppy keeps trying to play with Ricky. And every time Ricky's Mom feeds the cats, the little dog comes running. The cats aren't sharing their food, however, and the poor pup is slowly starving.
If Ricky doesn't overcome his fear, the little puppy may die -- but if he lets himself get close enough to feed it, he may find the best friend he's ever had!
Winner of the Texas Bluebonnet, the Oklahoma Sequoyah and the Nebraska Golden Sower Awards.
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Title | : | A Dog Called Kitty |
Author | : | Bill Wallace |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
Published | : | April 1st 1992 by Aladdin (first published September 1980) |
Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction. Animals |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 3303 Users | 294 ReviewsAppraise About Books A Dog Called Kitty
A Dog Called Kitty is the first "novel" I ever read. I was in the second grade and I remember balling my head off over Kitty's death while sitting in the bathtub. It was definitely an eye-opening experience. To be completely honest, it's been far too long for me to give this book an accurate rating, but after 20+ years the fact that I still remember reading this book as well as several specific scenes is enough for me to give it 5 stars. This book helped to create in me a love for reading.This book is terrible for young readers. My 9 year old reading the graphic details as a child recalls being almost mauled to death by a dog and the stitches and shots afterward had in him in tears. Then, blacking out and snapping as you fight and pummel another kid on the football field was a great addition but then having the bully sick his doberman on you was a great bedtime story. Let us not forget the thought of letting the puppy you find in a barn starve to death and die was probably the
I remember this book!
A Dog Called Kitty (a strange name for a dog but oh well) is about a 10 year old boy named Ricky who is absolutely terrified of BIG scary dogs (its OK Ricky I am too!) and has been ever since he had a extra scary dog attack he had when he was little. Ricky moves to a farm and gets settled in until he meets a innocent looking brown scruffy dog that nobody could resist! Ricky is still scared of the small puppy and the dog causes no harm especially cause he is homeless. Small scruffy brown dog
My daughter got this book from the library and I had to reread it. It was my favorite book when I was her age and it still made me laugh and cry like it did back then. Such a great book!
I read this book to my 9 and 6 year olds. My 6 year old wanted to read it because of the title. She didn't end up liking it at all and stopped listening before we finished. I didn't like it either. Though I realize it is told by a child, the grammar is so awful that if I didn't edit it as I read, neither of my children could understand what Rickey was saying. Also, most of the relationships in the story are somewhat dysfunctional and almost frightening. Things that were meant to be completely
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