Determined to get her grandfathers dog Hank back, Lola finds her plan unraveling when she runs into a student in her summer school class??and Hanks new owner, who loves the dog just as much as she does??and must do the right thing??for once. Simultaneous eBook.
Stuck in summer school and grieving over her grandfather's death, everything seems to be falling apart for Lolo Weaver, so she hatches a plan to fix things by stealing back her grandfather's dog, whose new owner happens to be a new classmate from summer school.
"Not since Ramona Quimby has a character marched right out of a book with so much bravado, humor, and heart."--Barbara O'Connor, New York Times bestselling author of Wish
A headstrong girls quest to steal back her familys dog goes awry in this humorous and compassionate novel.
Lolo is stuck in summer school with a teacher who is out to get her while her family is still reeling from her grandfathers death. Even his dog is mourning, howling outside all night and every night. Finally, lovable old Hank is sent to a farm across the lake that takes foster dogs.
And its all Lolos fault.
Lolo knows she has to get Hank back. In a tippy canoe, Lolo crosses the almost-dried-out lake to steal her dog back. But she runs into Noah, a student in her summer school class and Hank's new ownerand he loves Hank as much as she does.
As Lolos plan unravels and her uneasy alliance with Noah grows into a friendship, the question of whats best for Hank becomes muddier. Can Lolo manage to do the right thingfor once?
Itch author Polly Farquhar returns to Ohio with a tale of a big-hearted girl searching for answers to tough questions in all the wrong places. Fans of Gary Schmidt will love Farquhars blend of honesty, humor, and heart.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
