The Great Escape

Puppy Patrol #10

by Jenny Dale

After Neil and Emily bring a beagle involved in a car accident to the rescue center, they discover that she recently gave birth and that her owner is searching for her, but then they wonder what happened to her puppies.

Genres: Childrens, Animals, Fiction, Chapter Books, Middle Grade

112 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2001

About the author

Prolific author of animals stories for younger children, in particular dog and cat stories. As well as a Puppy Tales and Kitten Tales series she has written the Pony Tales series of pony books.

There is some speculation that the author does not actually exist but is a psuedonym for another author or authors. One author mentioned as writing under the name of Jenny Dale is Liss Norton, who incidentally is also said to be one of the ghostwriters for the Lucy Daniels Animal Ark series.

Reviews

[Tarissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series. It's really great for young readers -- especially those who like dogs or animals. The Great Escape has an interesting plot-line, as it brought in some deeper questions for kids to think about. Like testing cosmetics on animals, and joining the effort to stand up for something you think is right or wrong.

[Ciera Legue · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it and am so glad that neil and emily did all they could to find bellas puppies. Im glad the owner was able to get her and the little pups back

[Gracie Schlabach · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember enjoying this book as a dog crazy kiddo, and am slowly re-reading the series to approve for my kids. Overall I think this story is well done in that it can bring up a lot of discussion topics on right and wrong. The only thing I did not like was Neil's anger towards the man that stole the pups and on page 93 Neil states he will kill the theif if the pups were in any way hurt which is certainly not a rational way to handle the tense situation nor a healthy mindset to have.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bella ran away and her puppies got stolen.