My Life in Dog Years

Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs. In each chapter he tells of one special dog, among them Cookie, the sled dog who saved his life; Snowball, the puppy he owned as a boy in the Philippines; Ike, his mysterious hunting companion; Dirk, the grim protector; and his true friend Josh, a brilliant border collie.

Publisher: Yearling Books
Published: 06/08/1999
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 7.65h x 5.18w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780440414711
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 18778 / My Life in Dog Years


Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Paperback Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 16
Publishers Weekly 07/26/1999 pg. 93

About the Author
GARY PAULSEN is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, His most recent books are Lawn Boy Returns, Woods Runner, Notes from the Dog, Mudshark, Lawn Boy, Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day, The Time Hackers, and The Amazing Life of Birds (The Twenty Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech).