The Good Dog, Avi
The Good Dog, Avi
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The Good Dog

Author: Avi

Narrator: Robert Ramirez

Unabridged: 4 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/15/2013


Synopsis

The 300 dogs of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, all know their places. At the top is McKinley, a malamute who's head dog of the whole town. All of the dogs-and McKinley's human family-rely on him to protect them and maintain order. Avi, the Newbery Medal author of Crispin: The Cross of Lead, peeks into the secret lives of dogs in this thrilling adventure tale. Robert Ramirez's narration gives voice to a dog willing to risk any peril to do the good thing.

About Avi

Avi is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery medal winner Crispin: The Cross of Lead. He has won two Newbery Honors and many other awards for his fiction. He lives with his family in Denver, Colorado. Visit him at Avi-Writer.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by The Dusty Jacket on February 06, 2023

McKinley was a good dog who lived a good life. He was part of a caring family, loved by his human pup Jack, had lots of friends, and held the distinction of being head dog of the Steamboat pack. Yes, life for the malamute was very good until the day a she-wolf by the name of Lupin arrived. Her words......more

Goodreads review by Kate (BloggingwithDragons) on November 30, 2022

Ever read My Dog Skip? How about Shiloh or Where the Red Fern Grows or a lesser known book called Scruffy? Or god forbid, Old Yeller? These books are all children's books and also all about dogs, but they're also about dog abuse and dog death. They're about grief and circumstances outside of a child......more

Goodreads review by Diane Lynch on July 17, 2013

I thought it would be appropriate to post my son's book report for this book. He was nine years old when he wrote it. Ya, okay I helped edit it... First I have a funny story about this book. The main character in the book is a black and white malamute named McKinley. We have a black and white husky n......more

Goodreads review by Jenn on May 30, 2016

This is book my daughter rented from her school library for me to read as she already read it. It was a very cute book and I loved the symmetry of the dogs helping the female wolf. This book shows you just how smart dogs are.......more

Goodreads review by MalinSama on March 25, 2013

I bought this book during my two years in the USA back in 2004-2006. This has got to be one of my all time loves, I have read it more than 4 times now and I still can't get enough of it. Sure, it's a bit to easy to read and it doesn't really suite my age at all anymore. Every time I open the book the......more