Dolores and the Big Fire : A True Story

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Summary: a facinating story for a beginning reader
Review: Dolores is a cat that saves her master from a nocturnal house fire. The story begins with the adoption of Dolores. Young readers are likely to identify with the cat. The other character, Dolores' patron, is a white, middle-aged bachelor living in lower economic conditions. He is highly tolerant of Dolores' idiosyncrasies. For example, Dolores is afraid of the dark. He, therefore, leaves all the lights on at night. While the story is realistic, it is rather scary. At first I thought the book was morbid but it did pull on my heartstrings and won me over in the end. The illustrations are watercolor and are often spread across both pages. The art is not imaginative or particularly attractive. The palate is largely browns and grays. The images do reinforce the serious tone of the book, however, and in the last analysis must be regarded as appropriate.

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Summary: It does grow on you...
Review: Dolores is a cat that saves her master from a nocturnal house fire. The story begins with the adoption of Dolores. Young readers are likely to identify with the cat. The other character, Dolores' patron, is a white, middle-aged bachelor living in lower economic conditions. He is highly tolerant of Dolores' idiosyncrasies. For example, Dolores is afraid of the dark. He, therefore, leaves all the lights on at night. While the story is realistic, it is rather scary. At first I thought the book was morbid but it did pull on my heartstrings and won me over in the end. The illustrations are watercolor and are often spread across both pages. The art is not imaginative or particularly attractive. The palate is largely browns and grays. The images do reinforce the serious tone of the book, however, and in the last analysis must be regarded as appropriate.

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Summary: I read this one over and over
Review: I really liked this book. It had some sad parts, but the story made me want to keep on reading. It has a great ending.

Rating:
Summary: I read this one over and over
Review: I really liked this book. It had some sad parts, but the story made me want to keep on reading. It has a great ending.