My Boyfriends' Dogs
by Dandi Daley Mackall

    MY BOYFRIENDS' DOGS by Dandi Daley Mackall
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  2/4/10
    Publisher:  Dutton
    Reviewed by:  Marta Morrison
    Rating:  5 Stars


    I absolutely loved this book.  It made me smile and it has a very good message for young girls.  

    I read this book because it was about dogs.  Usually, I don't like animal books, but this one isn't an "animal"
    story.  MY BOYFRIENDS' DOGS is about growing up and remembering to be yourself.  It states that you
    don't have to be a perfect girlfriend. You can't lose yourself to please a guy.
       
    The heroine of this story is Bailey Daley.  When we first meet her she is wearing an evening gown, is walking
    three dogs, and is in a sudden downpour.  She runs into a diner and ends up telling the owner, the cook, and a
    customer three stories about how she got her dogs.
        
    The stories are compelling, especially the last one.  Bailey is very likable and so is her mother.  I loved the
    message and the writing.  

    I am going to recommend this book to all of my students, and I hope some of you will pick up this story, too!