Age
9-12
Grade
4-6
Lynn Plourde
Maxi's Secrets: Or, What You Can Learn From A Dog
Library Binding
(Turtleback Books Aug. 22, 2017)
, Bound for Schools & Libraries ed. edition
When a BIG, lovable, does-it-her-way dog wiggles her way into the heart of a loudmouth pipsqueak of a boy, wonderful things happen that help him become a bigger, better person. Perfect for fans of Because of Winn-Dixie.
Timminy knows that moving to a new town just in time to start middle school when you are perfect bully bait is less than ideal. But he gets a great consolation prize in Maxi--a gentle giant of a dog who the family quickly discovers is deaf. Timminy is determined to do all he can to help Maxi--after all, his parents didn't return him because he was a runt. But when the going gets rough for Timminy, who spends a little too much time getting shoved into lockers at school, Maxi ends up being the one to help him--along with their neighbor, Abby, who doesn't let her blindness define her and bristles at Timminy's "poor-me" attitude. It turns out there's more to everyone than what's on the surface, whether it comes to Abby, Maxi, or even Timminy himself.
- ISBN
- 0606405585 / 9780606405584
- Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 13.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 1.0
in.