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Barkley's School for Dogs #3

by Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey, Amy Wummer (Illustrations)

When the pupils at Barkley's School for Dogs get the chance to star in a dogfood commercial, Jack would do anything for the part, but it is canine bully Sweetcakes who gets the role, until Jack discovers the offer is not quite what it seems.

Genres: Childrens, Dogs

74 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

About the author

Marcia Thornton Jones has published 131 books for children with sales totaling more than 43 million copies world-wide. Her works include CHAMP (mid-grade novel), RATFINK (mid-grade novel), GODZILLA ATE MY HOMEWORK (chapter book), THE TALE OF JACK FROST (picture book) and LEPRECHAUN ON THE LOOSE (picture book). She is the co-author of seven popular series including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Keyholders, Ghostville Elementary, The Bailey School Kids Jr. Chapter Books, Triplet Trouble, Bailey City Monsters, and The Barkley School for Dogs.

Marcia has been listed as a top 100 author by the Educational Paperback Association and selected for the Children’s Top 100 Books list by the National Education Association, International Reading Associations Children’s Choice Award. Marcia's books have received many honors and have appeared on on the Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers lists,

Marcia, a full time writer living in Lexington, Kentucky enjoys presenting at schools and conferences. As a veteran teacher with more than 20 years of experience, she easily relates the importance of writing to students of all ages.

Reviews

[Jodi]

Cute first chapter book! Perfect for my dog-crazy kindergartner who likes to read a little more than just picture books with me!

Emily (5 1/2): I love it because Taz got to be in the commercial!