My Dog Skip (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780679767220)

This classic story of a boy, a dog, and small-town America is "a rich experience all around.... Skip turns out to be a dog worth writing about.... I'd take him home in a shot" (The New York Times Book Review).

In 1943 in a sleepy town on the banks of the Yazoo River, a boy fell in love with a puppy with a lively gait and an intelligent way of listening. The two grew up together having the most wonderful adventures. My Dog Skip belongs on the same shelf as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Russell Baker's Growing Up. It will enchant readers of all ages for years to come.

A major motion picture form Warner Brothers, starring Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Frankie Muniz, and "Eddie" from the TV show Frasier (as Skip), and produced by Mark Johnson (Rain Man).

Author: Willie Morris
ISBN-10: 0679767223
ISBN-13: 9780679767220
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 01/30/1996
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 8.25h x 4.91w x 0.35d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 17785 / My Dog Skip


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/01/1996 pg. 69