As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
133 pp.
| Candlewick |
April, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-1580-3$$14.99
(4)
4-6
A likable main character and a light, warm tone sustain a brief novel that's about almost too many things: a mystery surrounding fifth-grader Aaron Betts's family pet shop, which has fallen on hard times; the identity of an eccentric and apparently homeless woman; and a new friendship with a seemingly snobby classmate. Animal-lovers should enjoy the pet-centric setting.