Snowball

The Puppy Place #2

by Ellen Miles

Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home! Charles and Lizzie Peterson are very good with puppies. They want one of their own, but their mom isn't ready for them to have one full time. For now, they help take care of puppies that need to find a new home. They are a foster family for young dogs.The Peterson kids hear about Snowball. Someone left the fluffy puppy all alone at a gas station in a tattered, old box. Snowball is sick and hungry. He needs a family of his own. Can Charles and Lizzy find one that is just right?

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

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Lynda]

This was the first book I read of the series and I thought it was the best and then it took off from there. I love these books.

[Victoria]

Never let eyes of snowball you may find a mess.

[Maggie]

Oh, I want a puppy SOOOOOOO bad!

[Kristen Freiburger]

Cute book. About all I can process right now.

[Harper]

I love it and in it the book mentions a dog that passed away and our dog passed a little over a couple months ago so help.

[sarah]

One of the series I used to borrow from my school library to obsess over as a first grader. I actually named my fluffy stuffed kitten Snowball after I read this.

[Julia Headley]

I felt so happy reading this book. Snowball is one of my favorite breeds of dog - a terrier.

[crystal bedase]

Snow ball is cute

[Amanda Murphy]

Lindy- infinity stars

[Helen]

This book features kids being positive to animals, including puppy care tips! It also teaches a sensitivity to elders in society.

[Logan R]

This book was a very easy read. But, it was very cute. I loved all the interactions between the kids and snowball. As usual, Ellen Miles delivered an adorable little book in this series.

[Teena in Toronto]

Charles is in grade two and Lizzie is in grade four. They have been bugging their parents to get a dog but their mom is a cat person and has said no. She agrees to let them foster dogs so they can see what it's like having the responsibility of having a dog. Their father gets a call that a Westie puppy was left at a gas station and needs a home. Charles and Lizzie are allowed to foster the dog, who they name Snowball, but they discover that Westies need a lot of attention and supervision and happily they find the perfect home for him.

Though this book is a quick read and directed at elementary-aged children, I found it entertaining. There are lessons included in the story like teaching a dog commands and tricks and there is a puppy tip at the end. It is written in third person perspective and first person from Snowball's point of view. It is the second in the Puppy Place series, which currently has 64 books in the series.

Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2022/11...

[Sean Harding]

Second volume of the Puppy Place series sees another tale of a puppy finding their way home. Okay but pretty hard to distinguish from book one essentially a slightly different dog with similar results.
Emily Miles #2
Puppy Place #2

[Gigi]

It was good, the author put a lot of detail in it. I was kind of sad near the end of the book, but at the end I was happy because the uncle adopted him so they could see him regularly.

[Michelle]

The puppy place books are so cute! Each stories are about different dogs who live with the Petersons who foster dogs! I love how each pup gets a name and how each book is either told by Lizzie or Charles. Must read this series!

[Chloe (Always Booked)]

This was another really cute book about Charles and his family fostering a westie puppy. He meets an old lady in a retirement home and thinks Snowball would be the perfect dog for her, so he makes it his goal to get the dog to her. It's a sweet story-- we're really enjoying it!

[Christopher]

It’s a puppy fluffy and cute all over.🐶

[Joel Jenkins]

Read it with my daughter. She gives it 5 stars, and she is the target audience after all...

[Amanda]

Kids that like dogs will love this series. This is the 2nd book of the series that I've read. It was a very quick read and very predictable. Interest level would probably be 1st-3rd grades.

[Lexi Faith Carlson]

Cute little story.

[Karla]

My first graders loved this story.

[Yanet]

Excelente book

[Mia]

I am so excited to read this book!! I've read some other books in this series but not this one.

[Lindsay]

I love these cute little puppy stories. They are a great way to teach young readers about the different breeds and dogs in general.

[Melissa Matella]

Unicorn glitter

[Jessica]

My eight year old gives it 5 stars because "it was very cute."

[Maisy]

good

[Railey]

I love this book so much. I also like how they find the dogs in different places.

[Story R.]

it was a great book

[Victoria Schmidt]

I read this with my 8 year old daughter. We both really enjoyed it. She's a big fan of this series.