Stay! Keeper's Story

by Lois Lowry

Book Overview

Keeper was born between a board fence and a set of trash cans. Just a lowly stray dog, he was separated from his mother and his siblings at a young age. Still, he faces every challenge with his nose... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440415241
• ISBN13: 9780440415244
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

for ages 8-10, or 30, or 50...

This is one of those amazing children's books that would entertain a young person and an adult equally well. There are "good stewardship" messages all through it -- the plight of homeless animals, the way to take care of a dog. There are funny little asides that may pass over the heads of its young audience, but will make adults chuckle. There's even a little poetry-completion as Keeper the dog writes sweet little couplets but struggles to find a rhyming word:"Unbidden, new poetry came to me: 'Upright, my tail! Forward, my legs! 'I think I smell some ham and biscuits!'No, of course it had to be EGGS! I began to see how poetry worked."Keeper is a delightful dog, commonsensical and poetic at once, loyal forever to his mother and his sister Wispy. (I have always wondered whether dogs truly DO forget their birth families. In this story, they don't.)He faces many challenges along the way but his story has a happy ending that fits just perfectly into the book. Although I might be a few decades older than the intended audience, this is one of the best books I've read in a lonnnnngggg time! See for yourself, even if there are no young people in your home!

From one reader to another

This is a delightful tale about a dog named Keeper. The story is narrated by Keeper from a dog's point of view. He takes us back to when he was just a puppy born behind a restaurant and separated from his brothers and sisters and eventually his mother. All alone, Keeper sets out to find his family, especially his sister Wispy. His journey is filled with adventure that puts him in different situations. He becomes a homless man's companion, a photographer's model, and a little girl's pet. It is also peppered with danger as Keeper makes and eventually fights his enemy Scar a tough, mean dog from the streets. It is not without its tender moments either as Keeper and his long lost sister Wispy are eventuallly reunited! If you love dogs you'll love this story. Even if you don't I think you will enjoy it all the same. It is a story for all ages and tastes. So "stay" and read for awhile!

For adults as much as kids!

This very sophisticated, funny novel is for all ages - and especially for dog-lovers. Written in an ironic and Dickensian style - and from a dog's point of view - its comments on life are astute and hilarious.

Wonderful Dog Story

This book was interesting because it is written from a dogs point of view. Also because the dog experienced many things in his life. He started to make poetry since he was a puppy. Then he experienced living on the streets with his homeless human friend Jack. He also had fights against his enemy dog Scar. Finally he found his long-lost sister whom he missed a lot.

Stay!Keppers Story is an great book from a dogs perspective.

keper is a dog that goes through alot at the biggining of his life, from losing his family to living with a homeless to becoming a dog model to running away and living with a child, which has been his dream.