Publisher: Random House Adult

Copyright Date: 1995

Edition Date: 1996 Release Date: 01/30/96

Pages: 118 pages

ISBN: 0-679-76722-3

ISBN 13: 978-0-679-76722-0

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 94041637

Dimensions: 21 cm.

Subject Heading:
Morris, Willie. Childhood and youth.
Authors, American. 20th century.
Dog owners. Mississippi.
City and town life. Mississippi.
Boys. Mississippi.
Dogs. Mississippi.

Language: English

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Word Count: 30,647

Reading Level: 7.1

Interest Level: 9+

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.1 / points: 5.0 / quiz: 17785 / grade: Upper Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:7.1 / points:9.0 / quiz:Q23907

Lexile: 1380L

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).