Book Review: Movie for Dogs by Lois Duncan

Movie for Dogs
Lois Duncan
Scholastic, June 2010
ISBN 0545108543
Hardcover
Movie for Dogs by Lois Duncan is a later installment in the popular “for Dogs” franchise.В  Before getting to the review I need to note two things.В  The first is that I haven’t read the previous books in the series or seen the movie (Hotel for Dogs).В  The second [...]

June 26, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa, M.D.

Making Rounds with Oscar
David Dosa, M.D.
Hyperion Books, 2010
ISBN 1401323235
Hardcover
This is the true story of Oscar, an ordinary cat from the street with an extraordinary talent. В He knows when a patient is going to die and goes that that person’s bedside to remain with them. Inscrutible like every other feline, we honestly do [...]

June 23, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  One Comment

Book Review: Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleson

Scent of the Missing
Susannah Charleson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010
ISBN 0547152442
Hardcover
I, too, learned my first lessons about SAR dogs during the Oklahoma bombing. Friends were left in that building and I watched with a mixture of anticipation and dread as dogs and handlers dredged through the broken husk of a building looking for some sign of the [...]

June 12, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

Teeny Reviews X 3

The Telltale Turtle
Joyce & Jim Lavene
Midnight Ink, 2008
ISBN 0738712264
Trade Paperback
Pet psychic Mary Catherine is a widow with panache and a successful radio show.В  Then, one day, she hears the thoughts of an animal in distress and discovers a turtle with the body of his murdered owner.В  Unfortunately, turtles don’t have a good grasp on communication [...]

February 22, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Teeny Reviews  No Comments