Meet Kevin Pugh, 12-year-old couch potato. Now meet Cromwell, his part beagle, part potato chip dog. Kevin’s looking forward to spending his summer doing as little as possible. Unfortunately, Kevin’s father, former Chicago Bears star player/super-sports fanatic, Howie Pugh, feels differently. So does Cromwell, who has suddenly and mysteriously developed a fascination with agility competitions: running up seesaws, leaping over hurdles, soaring through hoops (sometimes). If he has to do anything, Kevin would rather do something for newly obsessed Cromwell, but dog agility lessons do not constitute a sport in his father’s mind, so football camp it is. Until some well-timed events collide, literally, and soon Kevin’s found a way for he and Cromwell to take classes, and the upstart Team Cromwell is born.
Andy Behrens has written a hilarious novel with a dry-as-dirt protagonist who’s constantly tortured by the goings-on around him. It’s also a charming story about a boy and his dog, as well as a meaningful and heartfelt look at a relationship between a boy and his father who don’t always see eye-to-eye.
The Fast and the Furriest
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.6 | 42552 |
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published on March 9, 2010 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 0375859225
ISBN-13: 9780375859229
12 Book Reviews
- im a personThursday, October 29, 2020 at 8:11 amya this is a pretty good book
- interesting guyTuesday, October 11, 2016 at 5:50 amI really like this book but I have not finished it yet
- It is a good book but not the best ever.
- i love this book
- meMonday, April 15, 2013 at 4:26 pmit was totally awesome- it's a must read.
- lovepinkFriday, November 16, 2012 at 6:16 ami have this book but i never read it
- I really like this book it is awesome!!!!!!!
- snewTuesday, November 13, 2012 at 6:37 amthe only reason i am reading this book is because i am going to do agility with my new dog
- snewTuesday, November 13, 2012 at 6:35 ami want to get agility part!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- kaleyFriday, September 14, 2012 at 12:17 pmi like this book