Sweetie (Dog Diaries #6)

by Kate Klimo

Other authorsTim Jessell (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2015

Status

Available

Call number

J3B.Kli

Publication

Random House (First Edition)

Pages

149

Description

"George Washington's foxhound Sweetlips narrates the story of her master's transformation from farmer to Father of our Country"--

Collection

Barcode

2910

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

149 p.; 7 inches

ISBN

9780385392402

Lexile

720L

User reviews

LibraryThing member 4hounds
A nice read, with some good history. A painless way for a kid to learn a little about George Washington (and dogs).
LibraryThing member Sonya.Contreras
Klimo gave a unique view of George Washington from a dog's point of view. The book grabbed my boy's attention by being about a dog, some of the battles were stretched to include the dog...but the boys stayed interested.

Creative way to present history. Saw a different view of a common historical
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figure---if he treated his dogs better than others, than he was a good man.
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LibraryThing member Heather19
This was a fairly interesting book, about George Washington's dog, of all things! Sweetie (aka Sweetlips) grows up learning to hunt with Washington and his friends, but his life takes a drastic turn when Washington is chosen to lead the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia and decides to take
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Sweetie along. From there the brave dog joins Washington on the battlefield during the war, and helps his master turn random nobodies into skilled soldiers. It's a very interesting book, and a very good way to learn about history.
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Rating

½ (8 ratings; 3.6)

Awards

Iowa Goldfinch Award (Nominee — 2018)

Call number

J3B.Kli
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