We are so excited to tell you about our book Dog Talk by LuAnn M. Rod. This unexpected fantasy will have you howling at the moon!
“All GT wants is to make friends in his new town, but when a skateboarding dare goes wrong, his hopes are as dented as the school principal’s car.
His punishment? Taking his mom’s bratty poodle Fifi – decked out in pink polka dot accessories – to her doggie summer camp where he’s vastly outnumbered by retirees with their pets.
Normal life is over.
When GT and Fifi are accidentally zapped by a faulty phone app—technology mixed with a bit of magic—the voices they hear are each other’s, and they can talk back. Fifi is the bane of his existence, and now their lives are entangled in a way GT never dreamed.
Trouble isn’t stopping there. Changes are happening to GT—like wanting to howl at the moon, growl at his sister, and chase every squirrel. It won’t be long until he finds himself among the city’s stray dogs.
To try and stop his magical transformation, GT must form a new pack built on friendship, acceptance, loyalty, and love—the things dogs do best. But he quickly learns there’s more to the situation than he realizes. Dangerously more.
Saving himself might be the only way to save the whole town, dogs included.”
LuAnn M. Rod has created a fun contemporary fantasy filled with twists and turns, and howls and scratches. GT’s predicament will have you cheering him on!
Meet the Author
We want you to get to know LuAnn M. Rod a bit better. Here’s a video where she introduces herself and gives you a feel for what Dog Talk holds.
Dog Talk is LuAnn’s second book. You may have read Maddie McDowell and the Rodeo Robbery published by Chicken Scratch Books in 2021. If you loved Maddie, you’ll love GT! LuAnn has a great sense for adventurous middle grade characters.
Activity Sheet
In Dog Talk, GT has to take his mom’s poodle Fifi to a Doggie Summer Camp. It’s a dog training school where GT works with her to practice commands and learn obedience. Of course, as GT starts to communicate with her, things get pretty complicated. He learns to appreciate dogs a lot more. For this month’s activity sheet, we wanted to share some of our favorite dog games with you. Click here to print the PDF Dog Games and start having some fun with learning adventures for your dog.
We love a fun middle grade story that dives into a unique situation, takes lots of unexpected twists and turns, mixes just a bit of fantasy with the real world, includes fun, relatable characters, and includes lots and lots of dogs. We love Dog Talk, and we think you will too!