Notable Books
Saanvi reads this tattered book to Buster.
What is "The Borrowers"?
The name of the program at Dogtown where kids can read to dogs (or robots can read to kids).
What is "Reading Buddies"?
This playful golden retriever is one of the main characters in the Dogtown series.
Who is Buster?
This is the home to all the "problem dogs."
What is the basement?
This human plays a lot of poker.
Who is Management?
A mouse is inspired to learn how to read after hearing a human read this book aloud.
What is "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"?
The name of the spot where the dogs don't want to wind up -- this means they will never find a forever home.
What is "The List?"
This dog's backside did not match the front, he has a flashing blue light on the tip of his tail, and is very disobedient.
Who is Metal Head?
Inside the walls of Dogtown, there is a warren of holes, tunnels, and passageways called this.
What is Mousetown?
Who is Front Desk?
This book was eaten by a dog, to the dismay of a student who visited the shelter for the Reading Buddy program.
What is "Green Eggs and Ham"?
The term used for the best spot in the shelter.
What is First Cage?
This dog has big eyes, floppy ears, and a perfectly shaped black nose - but his wires are crossed.
Who is Smokey?
Buster, Mouse, Stewie, and Smokey hide from Animal Control in this place.
What is the laundry room?
These humans brought Stewie into Dogtown.
Who is Animal Control?
Mary Alice reads this book aloud over tea and cookies, to Mouse's delight and surprise.
What is "Stuart Little"?
This thing is a sign that Management or Animal Control sees a dog as "dangerous."
What is a red padlock?
This dog is immediately put on The List upon arrival at Dogtown.
Who is Stewie?
What is cage 91?
This human is the reason Chance only has 3 legs.
Who is the babysitter's boyfriend?
A dog is banned from the Reading Buddies program because he laughed too hard at this book.
What is Junie B. Jones?
A term for a dog who is adopted, but then returned.
What is a bounceback?
All the dogs in Dogtown agreed to ignore humans coming to the shelter in hopes of encouraging humans to adopt this one dog who was at the top of The List.
Who is Geraldine?
On their way back to Dogtown, Chance, Metal Head, and Mouse stop at this place to sleep and charge for the night.
What is the furniture store?
These humans return Buster to Dogtown after they forget to feed him.