Dog Walker
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2006
- Category
- Dogs
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781551435336
- Publish Date
- Mar 2006
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551435220
- Publish Date
- Mar 2006
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554696055
- Publish Date
- Mar 2006
- List Price
- $8.99
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Downloadable audio file
- ISBN
- 9781459802902
- Publish Date
- Jan 2010
- List Price
- $18.99
-
Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459833647
- Publish Date
- Sep 2021
- List Price
- $10.95
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Turk needs cash, but he's allergic to his own sweat so getting a job is out of the question. Then he makes a discovery: Girls love dogs. Turk's friends will do anything to meet girls. Turk starts a dog walking business. His friends walk the dogs and Turk collects half the money. In an attempt to impress dog-loving Carly, Turk brags about his business in front of the school tough guy, Chuck. When Chuck learns the true nature of Turk's business and wants in on the action, Turk worries that he will lose his business and Carly's respect.
About the author
Karen Spafford-Fitz grew up in an old limestone farmhouse near Kingston, Ontario where her early training as a writer involved reading thousands of books. In fact, it was impossible to walk across her bedroom without stubbing a toe on Anne of Green Gables, Little House on the Prairie, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden, and her father's old Lone Ranger books.
Eager to read more, Karen studied English Language and Literature at Queen's University. She followed that up with a degree in Education and went on to teach elementary and junior high students for eight years. Two daughters and a move across the country later, Karen began creating her own stories for children and teenagers. Dog Walker is her first middle-grade novel.
When Karen is not writing in her Edmonton studio, she is often running with her rambunctious German shepherd, who helps Karen train for her next half marathon. Karen also enjoys speaking to students about the inspiration for her stories, the creative process and the writing life.
Awards
- Commended, CCBC Our Choice
Editorial Reviews
"...easy to present to reluctant male readers..."
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