Pet Trouble #2: Loudest Beagle On the Block

by Tui T. Sutherland

Book Overview

Ten-year-old Ella lives for music, and with the school talent show coming up, she doesn't have time for anything else. So when her great aunt's beagle comes to live at her house, Ella doesn't think... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545102421
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Fun read, surprisingly suspenseful

My 11 year old daughter brought this book home and we decided to read it together in the evenings before bed time. Normally we do two chapters a night. This story was actually so suspensful that we snuck in an extra chapter or two a couple of times and finished early. We just had to know what would happen to Ella and Trumpet. Wonderful story of a studios girl who learns to find another side of herself with the help of her new dog. Any pet lover will enjoy. My daughter and I found ourselves laughing out loud a few times at Trumpet's antics. Can't wait to read the next book in the series and now we are going to have to go back to the first book and find out about Parker's naughty dog.

Beagle singer!

When Ella inherits her great-aunt's beagle, Trumpet, she has mixed feelings about the dog's high-energy, face-licking greetings. It was nice to have someone always so incredibly happy to see her, but Trumpet was so wiggly! The big trouble, though, came at music practice. As a serious voice student, Ella practiced singing every day after school, and again after dinner. The trouble was that Trumpet thought she was a singer, too, and every time Ella sang, Trumpet howled. The louder Ella sang, the louder Trumpet howled. How could Ella practice? It may be hard for kids in general to identify with Ella's vocal talents, but there are good themes of working hard for a goal, and the value of friends to help you achieve your goals. With a girl protagonist, girls are the more likely readers, but Trumpet is hilarious, lively entertainment if a boy reads the book. This is the second book in a series of adventuresome dog books -- some more girlie than others. (See my reviews - Runaway Retriever (Pet Trouble), Mud-Puddle Poodle (Pet Trouble), Bulldog Won't Budge (Pet Trouble).) It is not necessary to read Runaway Retriever first, but it is fun if you do, because this book references the same kids and a few of the same events. Great for ages 9-12.