Marissa'sBook+Review

Tittle:The puppy place, Snow Ball Copyright:2005 76pages

This story is about a dog named Snow Ball, who was left alone at a gas station. He was so hungry and he was also sick. So the Peterson's who is a foster family for dogs, went to the gas station to pick up the dog. After they picked up the dog they went to a vet. The vet said the dog looked about 12 weeks old and was ready for his final puppy shots. After that the Petersons took the puppy home and fed it. The dog's fur was matted and had big black looking bead eyes

This story takes place in the present winter where there was no snow. It also takes place in a small town called Littleton. there are many other people who live in that town. Another person in the town is Mrs. Peabody, she is Charles Peterson's Grandbuddy. Dr. Gibbson the vet also lives in the town.

The coflict is that after Snow Ball got better he started causing all sorts of trouble. He chewed up Lizzie's soccer shoes. When he was being given a bath Mrs Peterson walked away for 1 minute, and Snow Ball gets out of the tub and ran every where leaving a trail of water where ever he went. It took an hour for Mrs. Peterson to dry off Snow Ball and to clean up the water he left. The main conflict is that Snow Ball is a trouble maker and needs to learn how to behave.

I would reccomend thi book for 2nd and 3rd graders because it has great tips on how to take care of a dogs. Other kids that are younger might not understand how to do some of the challenges that are involed in taking care of a dog. Ellen Miles has written a lot of books. I reccamend for everybody who likes dogs to check-out the books. Ihope you like books about dogs, there are a lot of selections from Ellen Miles.