Publisher: Scholastic Book Service

Copyright Date: 2022

Edition Date: 2022 Release Date: 06/28/22

Pages: 224 pages

ISBN: 1-338-74595-6

ISBN 13: 978-1-338-74595-5

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 22 cm

Subject Heading:
Dogs. Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships. Juvenile fiction.
Dogs. Fiction.
Human-animal relationships. Fiction.
Pet loss. Juvenile fiction.
Pet loss. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 42,166

Reading Level: 5.7

Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.7 / points: 7.0 / quiz: 521972 / grade: Middle Grades

Based on the amazing true story of "the world's most valuable dog," a fun adventure about a famous big-city poodle named Masterpiece who finds a new life alongside a small-town girl named Joanie.

When Joanie first encounters Masterpiece, he's curled up in an alley and she mistakes him for (of all things!) a cat. Soon, though, she cleans him up and shows him home and discovers he is, in fact, a poodle.

What Joanie doesn't know is that Masterpiece isn't any ordinary poodle. No, Masterpiece is a world-famous poodle, who has been in movies and advertisements and has been seen hobnobbing with celebrities. So how did Masterpiece go from a palatial apartment in New York City to an alley in a small town in New Jersey? He was dognapped! And now not only does the dognapper want him back, but his former owner is offering a big reward.

Masterpiece knows he should want to go home to the luxury of his old life. But nobody's ever loved him the way Joanie loves him.

What's a dog to do?