
JUST GRACE WALKS THE DOG by Charise Mericle Harper Category: Contemporary Age Recommendation: Grades 6+ Release Date: 4/21/08 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Reviewed by: Harmony Rating: 4 Stars Just Grace is back and even more hilarious than before. She's still trying to cheer everyone up and she still draws Not-So-Super comics, but this time she's on a different mission. She wants a dog and she wants one bad. Her best friend, Mimi, also wants a dog. They decide that Grace has a better chance of getting one, so when Grace does get a dog, they plan on sharing it. Of course, it's not easy convincing Grace's parents that she's responsible enough to have a dog -- and there's also the fact that Grace and Mimi can't decide on what type of dog to get. It turns out that getting a dog is harder than Grace expected. JUST GRACE WALKS THE DOG is a great addition to the humorous JUST GRACE series. Harper does a great job of capturing the voice of a young tween. The writing style, while very simple, is perfect for the intended audience and makes the book great for those who are just beginning to tackle chapter books. I recommend this to fans of the AMBER BROWN and JUNIE B. JONES series'. |