This heartwarming adventure for dog lovers everywhere is a great match
for fans of books such as The Fourteenth Goldfish and A Snicker of
Magic.
Eleven-year-old Jordie Marie Wallace has been waiting forever for
someone to move in next door, so she is thrilled when Professor Reece
arrives: she has a laboratory in her basement and an extraordinary dog
named Baxter--who seems to understand everything Jordie says.
Jordie and her younger brother T.J. begin walking Baxter and helping
Professor Reece in the lab. But being lab assistants ends up being more
than Jordie and T.J. bargained for and leads them to a secret neither of
them expected.
When Professor Reece goes missing, it's up to Jordie and T.J. to use
their smarts and Baxter's magical powers to find her. Will they be able
to save Professor Reece before it's too late?
From award-winning author Barbara Kerley comes a sweet and funny story
about a young girl, a quirky professor, and a magical dog. A Bank Street
Book of the Year!
Praise for the award-winning Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by
Barbara Kerley:
"Marvelous." --New York Times
"Stunning." --Kirkus (starred review)
"[Kerley] suffuses her text with a contagious sense of wonder and
amazement." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)