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The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa Paperback - 2008

by Bill Wallace

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Times are tough, and 12-year-old Don Franklin is not sure his family will have enough money to celebrate Christmas. His dog, Frank, thinks worrying is a waste of time. This homespun novel is told in alternating voices by a boy and his dog.

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The Nose Knows

Don Franklin's dog, Frank, is a bloodhound, so he can smell when something's wrong. And a lot seems to be wrong in Don's family. Mom and Dad are worried about money, especially with Christmas right around the corner and the threat of the mine closing. Don's worried because he's just discovered how dangerous Dad's job in the mine is. And they're all worried about getting Don's little sister, Susan, what she wants for Christmas, when she won't tell anyone but Santa Claus what it is. It looks as if Christmas might not be all that merry at the Franklins' house.

But Christmas is a time for miracles, whether seen from a boy's perspective or a dog's -- and The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa looks at the Franklins' Christmas miracle from both.

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  • Title The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa
  • Author Bill Wallace
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Aladdin Paperbacks, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2008-10-01
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9781416948162 / 1416948163
  • Weight 0.29 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.28 x 5.04 x 0.53 in (18.49 x 12.80 x 1.35 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 700
  • Themes
    • Holiday: Christmas
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Christmas
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007021733
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Bill Wallace grew up in Oklahoma. Along with riding their horses, he and his friends enjoyed campouts and fishing trips. Toasting marshmallows, telling ghost stories to scare one another, and catching fish was always fun. One of the most memorable trips took place on the far side of Lake Lawtonka, at the base of Mt. Scott. He and his best friend, Gary, spent the day shooting shad with bow and arrows, cutting bank poles, and getting ready to go when their dads got home from work.

Although there was no "monster" in Lake Lawtonka, one night there was a "sneak attack" by a rather large catfish tail. Checking the bank poles was not nearly as fun or "free" after that point, but it was the inspiration for this story. Bill Wallace has won nineteen children's state awards and been awarded the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award for Children's Literature from the Oklahoma Center for the Book.

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