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Just the Series: Bowser and Birdie Vol. 2   

Series and Publisher: Bowser and Birdie   

Annotation: Loving post-adoption life with young Birdie, Bowser wonders why Birdie has been so worried and why a town newcomer is investigating the mystery of Birdie's father, a police officer who was killed in the line of duty.
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #143412
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Copyright Date: 2017
Edition Date: 2017 Release Date: 04/25/17
Pages: 293 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-545-64335-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-98103-5
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-545-64335-1 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-98103-4
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2016001313
Dimensions: 19 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
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Bowser loyally follows his human, Birdie, into a new mystery. Why would someone break into their home, tear it apart, but steal nothing? And why the reoccurring scents of lime aftershave and cat? Bowser happily relates Birdie's quest least the bits he understands d checks up on the new people in town, including Birdie's mama, back from the oil rig, and Junior, the town ne'er-do-well's son. False leads keep Birdie and Junior guessing as they learn new details about the murder of Birdie's father. The bayou, its colorful inhabitants, the well-paced plot, and Bowser's cheerfully unreliable narration make this a delightful sequel to Woof (2015).

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In this sequel to Woof, Bowser, Birdie's large, loyal dog, has a second mystery to solve in the Louisiana bayous: someone broke into Birdie's house but didn't take anything. If only Bowser could communicate what his nose tells him! The dog's narration is again hilarious, but it doesnt detract from the serious issues of murder, grief, and job loss explored in the book.

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Word Count: 58,299
Reading Level: 4.1
Interest Level: 3-6
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.1 / points: 8.0 / quiz: 181953 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:3.3 / points:14.0 / quiz:Q68496
Lexile: 580L
The door hung crooked from the top hinge, the wood splintered right off the bottom one. My mood, which had been sky-high, began to change. Who was in charge of security at 19 Gentilly Lane? Me! So what was our door doing like this? I barked one of my short sharp barks, just getting my feelings out there. Then came a surprise, and not a good one: I picked up the scent of cat. Cat scent is one of the strongest scents out there, impossible to miss. A cat had been--and maybe still was at this very moment--inside our house? Don't there have to be some limits in this life? The next thing I knew I was running from room to room, head down, tail up, on high alert.


Excerpted from ARF - A Bowser and Birdie Novel by Spencer Quinn
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"Spencer Quinn speaks two languages -- suspense and dog -- fluently." -- Stephen King

Why would anyone break into 19 Gentilly Lane? That's where the Gaux family lives, and everyone knows they have nothing worth stealing. More important, the house is usually guarded by Birdie Gaux's dog, Bowser, a large and handsome fellow with a big set of sharp teeth.Now Birdie is looking worried and Bowser is on the trail of something rotten. Who was behind the break in? Why is a girl with green hair asking odd questions about what happened to Birdie's dad, a policeman who was killed in the line of duty years ago? Worst of all, why is the whole town starting to stink of limeade aftershave and CAT?!? The death of Birdie's father may be a cold case, but Bowser can tell it's heating up fast. Someone is coming after Birdie and her family, and Bowser must be ready to protect them from anything. Even that awful cat.


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