SLA Virtual Weekend Course: Empowering Pupils for the Future 208 pages / Ages 6+ / Reviewed by Jayne Gould, school librarian. Lively and funny, these illustrated chaotic canine capers will keep young readers entertained and eagerly anticipating further installments of Junior's diaries. However once Junior realizes what is expected of him, and with the threat of being sent back to doggy prison hanging over him, he does try his best to work with his person-pal, Ruff. Despite being determined to show how clever he is, Junior is quite easily distracted, especially when raccoons are involved, so these don't always go to plan. He introduces his new human family and doggy friends in the neighbourhood before describing his experiences at obedience classes. Junior guides his readers round his new kennel, exploring all the new spaces including the Sleep Room, the Food Room and the Picture Box Room, as well as the Backyard and the Hallway Closet. This family might be better known to some readers as the Khatchadorians, with Rafe the central character in the Middle School series by James Patterson. He has been adopted by the Catch-A-Doggy-Bone family and is the particular friend of the youngest, Ruff. Junior is very excited to be able to tell his story through the pages of his diary.
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