DogStar (A Sirius Mystery)

By Beverley Wood and Chris Wood

Book Overview

Juneau, Alaska, 1933. This is where 13-year-old Jeff Beacon gets stranded when his parents take him on a cruise to help him get over the death of his beloved dog, Buddy. The problem: Jeff is a millennium kid, with a laptop computer and hightop sneakers. Why has he been transported to the Alaskan frontier? And how can he find his way home? Jeff must answer these questions quickly -- and his only help is the town's bull terrier, Patsy Ann. With Patsy Ann as his guide, Jeff befriends the gruff Captain of the DogStar and an adventurous girl named Rose, and uncovers a dangerous secret. When the Captain, Rose, and Jeff hatch a plan to set things right in Juneau, Jeff must make a surprising choice about going home -- and Patsy Ann holds the key. A time-travel adventure story, DogStar contains plenty of fast-paced action involving counterfeit money, sunken ships, and lost treasure. But its theme is more serious. Returning to the present helps Jeff discover the true treasure -- his ability to keep Buddy alive in his heart forever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551926385
• ISBN13: 9781551926384
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Raincoast Books, Polestar
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

Any responsible adult will read a book before passing it along to a child. Imagine my surprise when I actually enjoyed this one. A pleasure to find a book aimed at a younger audience that doesn't talk down to their age group and offers solid entertainment. Highly recommended, and more enjoyable than many of the books I've read for grown-ups recently. I may still pass this along to the intended recipient, then again, I might just keep it to read again...

Disney Productions should be all over this for a movie!

I read this book a couple of years ago, and to date, it still remains a favorite of mine...it's the good old fashioned clean fun and mystery that all ages can read and enjoy, and I would expect soon to see it made into a movie...the kind that doesn't have to be rated anything but excellent!

Way cool

You are on crack; this book was cool!! we have a bull terrer any my Mom got me this book for my birthday. I thought it would suck, but then it had time travel and treasure hunting and everything. I'm goimng to do a bok report on it.

A GREAT BOOK FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

ANY AGE WILL ENJOY THIS ADVENTURE (PARTICULARLY DOG LOVERS) A LAUGH, A TEAR AND LOTS OF ADVENTURE WITH A LITTLE OF THE "UNKNOWN" THROWN IN. GREAT BOOK WELL WORTH THE READ.

This book is a good read for dog lovers of ALL ages!

My wife and I read the first three chapters of Dogstar as offered on the Patsy Ann Web site and thought the book sounded like a great gift for our young (early teens) nephews. We ordered a copy for each and when they came in, we found ourselves sitting down with the book for a glance to refresh our memory of it before sending the copies on to the boys. Well, both my wife and I read the book cover to cover, and (despite being decidedly middle-aged) we enjoyed the thing immensely! We are here to testify that this little book, despite its obvious appeal to a young audience, is a darn good read. We've talked about it among ourselves at some length and we sincerely believe that the book is a must-have for dog lovers of any age.