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Summary: This is an Awesome Book!
Review: I picked this book up in North Carolina, and I was skeptical on how it would be. I read the book and fell in love with it. Since then, I have read the book three more times. You'll fall in love with this book too. Some parts brought tears to my eyes, and others made me laugh. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did and still do.
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Summary: Stunning: A Great Read
Review: I read this to my nine year old last week. Before I knew it, my wife and twelve year old were rivited. It is beautiful and touching. Most books you put down and forget a day later. The images from this book stay with me and my family. We are going to run out and buy some more stories by this author. You do not have to love dogs or dogsledding to truly enjoy his writing. Suggestion: Read aloud by the fire.
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Summary: Stunning: A Great Read
Review: I read this to my nine year old last week. Before I knew it, my wife and twelve year old were rivited. It is beautiful and touching. Most books you put down and forget a day later. The images from this book stay with me and my family. We are going to run out and buy some more stories by this author. You do not have to love dogs or dogsledding to truly enjoy his writing. Suggestion: Read aloud by the fire.
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Summary: Puppies, Dogs and Blue Northers
Review: My eight year old son has a passion for the Iditarod, and is just starting to read chapter books. This book was perfect for him, and he finished it crying he was so attached to Cookie, the main dog. Paulsen writes beautifully about dogs, appealing to all ages. This is a wonderful book, beautifully illustrated, for all ages of dog lovers.
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Summary: Funny and sad and very truthful
Review: Paulsen has written one of the funniest books we've ever read, about preparing for and racing in the Iditarod. Like all the best humorists, his humor comes from the heart. This book is much more serious but it still comes from the heart and succeeds for that reason. Here he is writing about his dogs and in particular a dog named Cookie, a female who served as his lead dog in the Iditarod and also was mother to many of his other dogs. He starts with the birth of her last litter of pups and goes on from there. Some of the most striking anecdotes show just how intelligent and sensitive these animals are: one of the other dogs teaching the puppies how to get all of the meat out of the skull, and Cookie herself seemingly forcing a pack of dogs to go back and help her owner when he has to let all of them go in order to extricate himself from a predicament. In the end, they both have to give up running, and of course humans live longer than dogs, so we know how it ends: sadly but poignantly, as the author says goodbye to someone he obviously considers a friend.
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Summary: Paulsen is a talented writer.
Review: Paulsen types his thoughts to create a story to make the reader think about their life.Paulsen uses short and descriptive sentences to create his fantasy life over again.
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Summary: I loved it!!!
Review: This book is sad,but very good. If you are a dog lover, in this book, you will cry, laugh, and enjoy this book. This book is a great book for those of you that like reading with a family member. So, a think every one should read this wonderful book.
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Summary: Pupies Dogs and Blue Northers
Review: This is a great book. It's about a man who owns a dog kennel. He loves the dogs more than life itself. But, he gets heart disese. He may have to give up the kennel. This is a drama that kept me interested. I don't usually read this type of book, so it had to be very good to interest me. I hope you like it.
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Summary: A book of laughter and tears
Review: We picked up this book through a school book order. My 9 year old daughter read it in one weekend and immediately fell in love with it. I read it also, and fell in love with Cookie's litter as they grew to maturity through their games and loving. Gary Paulsen's insight into the dog world could give an insight to people who cannot understand why people become so attached to their dogs. It also is an entertaining way of learning dog psychology and I recommend it for anyone who is thinking of becoming a serious trainer or handler of dogs.
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