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    The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes

    By Marlane Kennedy

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    It's not that Charlotte hates dogs. Or that she wants all of them to disappear off the face of the planet. It's just that she doesn't see why everyone loves them so much.

    So how did she get stuck taking care of a big, drooling Saint Bernard puppy? Rain or shine, hot or cold, poor Beauregard is left chained in the backyard. No one ever plays with him or checks his food and water bowls, and Charlotte can tell he's sad. So she makes sure he has water, gives him belly rubs—blech!—and feeds him every single day. But it's kind of a pain, and she knows Beauregard deserves better. There's a new girl at school who lives in a huge house—plenty of room there for a big dog.

    Charlotte has an idea. Now all she needs is a plan. Maybe a lot of plans.

    How do you rescue your own dog?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 17, 2009
    ISBN9780061923104
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    The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes
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    Marlane Kennedy

    Marlane Kennedy moved to Circleville, Ohio, at age eleven. She participated in many Pumpkin Show parades as a child, but never tried growing her own giant pumpkin. But after writing Me and the Pumpkin Queen, she planted her own Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant seed and grew a 250-pounder, pictured above, that took fifth prize in her local fair. Marlane Kennedy is also the author of The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes. She lives in Wooster, Ohio, with her husband and three children.

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    • 4/5
      Eleven-year-old Charlotte is not a dog person but does not like that the rest of her family neglects their Saint Bernard puppy, and so with a lot of determination and a little sneakiness, she works on finding a good home for the gentle giant.
    • 5/5
      Charlotte Hayes is twelve-years-old and is not a dog person. When her father brings home a Saint Bernard puppy she is not happy about having to care for it but after a short time she is the only one who will. Her father has a short attention span and is off to his next hobby, her mom is exhausted from caring for her baby brother and her older sister is boy crazy. Charlotte knows that Beauregard needs a home that will provide him with more love and constant care. He's a nice dog that shouldn't be chained up in the backyard next to his too small dog house. She comes up with a great plan that requires her to work hard and her friends to provide a bit of help. In the process of making this plan a reality she makes some discoveries about herself. She may just like this dog after all.This may be a children's book but it has themes of friendship, loyalty and compassion that speak to everyone. I found it to be a sweet story with charming characters and an interesting plot. It's an easy read that is age appropriate and well written. As the story continued it drew me in. I found myself caring about this big, slobbery, gentle dog and cheering on Charlotte for coming to his rescue. And in the process of helping Beauregarde to have a happier life she helped others to improve their lives as well. I adored this book and could see it developed into a series. I would be so curious to see where this family and their friends go from here.
    • 4/5
      Charlotte Hayes is an almost-twelve-year-old girl in Greater Oaks, West Virginia. She lives in a reasonably happy family with an older sister, a baby brother, and a big slobbery St. Bernard. Her father got the dog as a puppy, named him Killer, and then lost interest in him. Her dad has a good heart, but a short attention span. Charlotte’s mom has her hands full with her baby brother, and Charlotte’s sister is into boys. So there is no one to take care of Killer except Charlotte. She renames the dog Beauregard, checks his food and water, pets him, cleans up after him, but doesn’t really want the job. Along with her friends Luanne and Grace she cooks up a scheme to find Beauregard a new home. She also gets real employment, helping to care for an elderly lady named Petunia.In the process of carrying out her plans, she learns some lessons about judging people and about the value of honesty. But the best lesson she learns is that the most rewarding love comes from giving instead of taking, or, as John Lennon sang, “in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” There are happy endings for all, including Beauregard.Charlotte has admirable qualities: she is compassionate and hard-working, yet she seems like a real girl. It’s not a difficult book, but the plot is involved enough to retain the interest of a pre-teen audience.
    • 5/5
      Beauregard is a big, drooling, slobbery mess of a Saint Bernard and Charlotte is sick of taking care of him. But she knows she has to, because no one else will. Her father brought him home a few months ago but no one will look after him. Charlotte dreams that Beauregard will go to a good family, one that lets him come inside the house and that will love him. Plans fail and Charlotte is about to give up. Then she heard about the Saint Bernard Rescue Foundation. The problem is, her father doesn’t agree with what Charlotte has planned out. Then again, what if Charlotte doesn’t either?The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes was exactly what I was hoping for. It was simply cute. The storyline was steady and the plot grew deeper with each chapter. I became entranced with Charlotte’s life. It was fun to read and I enjoyed every bit of it. The word choice was simple but it easily explained everything. The friendships formed helped each character grow in their own way, especially Charlotte. The synopsis on the back cover summarizes the story perfectly. I can’t put it better myself.