Go Fetch!

Magic Bone #5

by Nancy E. Krulik, Sebastien Braun (Illustrations)

When Sparky's owner leaves him with no one to play with, Sparky decides to beat the boredom with a bite of his magic bone. He finds himself in Washington, DC, among statues, a monument that looks like a giant stick, and a big white house with a huge yard (that he isn't allowed to play in). His new dog friend says he's happy roaming the city without his family, but Sparky isn't so sure he feels the same. Tag along as Sparky explores the United States capital--and tries not to get caught!

Genres: Childrens

128 pages, Library Binding

First published May 29, 2014

About the author

Nancy Krulik is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. She is best known, however, for being the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo book series, which has brought her to the attention of second, third, and fourth graders nationwide.

Nancy has also written extensively for teens and is well known as a biographer of Hollywood's hottest young stars. Her knowledge of the details of celebrities lives has made her a desired guest on several entertainment shows on the E! network as well as on Extra and Access Hollywood. She can be seen there talking about the secret lives of such celebs as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, and Frankie Muniz. Nancy has also been a guest on radio broadcasts nationwide discussing the superstars she has researched over the years.

As the author of several teen and preteen advice books, including Grosset and Dunlap's Prom!: The Complete Guide to a Truly Spectacular Night, Nancy has been interviewed by several prominent magazines including Cosmo Girl, Teen, Teen People, Seventeen, and Teen Celebrity. She has also been the celebrity guest for three Teen People chat presentations. Nancy has recently begun to delve into the teen novel market, writing four romances for young adults, all of which will be published between 2004 and 2005.

Nancy currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser, their two children, Amanda and Ian, and a crazed cockerspaniel named Pepper .

Reviews

[Tjohnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This particular story reminded me of the Magic Tree House series in that the main character ( a dog) travels by way of a magic wishbone. Once he reaches a destination, he along with the reader learn more about where he is at. For example, information about the monuments in Washington D.C. I'm certain this would be a popular book for third graders.

[Marlee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this with my daughter and it was funny, silly, and exciting. We didn’t realize it was the 5th book, and it didn’t matter. Lots of fun! I loved that it had a few pages of simple facts at the end of the story.

[Brittany Whelchel]

I really love this book it is so much fun

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Washington DC

[Chan Ngok Fung Keison · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is not a book for child , it's for everyone , just don't only think about what is this about by looking at the picture of the title . It was a normal diary story but the character was a dog with a magic bone , every time when Fetch the dog want to hide the bone in to the mud, the magic bone would take him to another country , so it just like a adventure of a dog . It also had a lot of funny things inside the story , so I quite like it .

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can see kids really liking this series about a dog named sparky who travels around the world by way of a magic bone. I also enjoyed that the story was told from the dogs point of view.

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

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