Puppy Academy: Scout and the Sausage Thief

Puppies to the rescue! From animal expert Gill Lewis, Puppy Academy is a fun new series introducing young readers to a team of plucky, irresistible puppies, learning their jobs as working dogs. A must for animal-loving boys and girls aged six to eight years.

Scout is excited about the day ahead at the Sausage Dreams Puppy Academy – because today she’s taking her Care in the Community test, an important step on her way to achieving her dream of becoming a police dog. But a good deed goes wrong and suddenly Scout is left on her own while her friends take the tests to get their badges. Can Scout put things right and make up for her mistakes? And then there’s the mysterious sausage thief who’s at large in Little Barking – if only Scout could find a way of catching him. . .

Review

‘Gill Lewis has established herself as the principal contemporary writer of animal stories, combining a vet’s knowledge of her subject with a novelist’s capacity for character and plot.’ (Telegraph)

‘Children will delight in the adventures of the crime-busting canines’ (The Bookseller)

‘A must for any children hooked on animals or school stories’ (Kat Brown, The Telegraph)

‘The next best thing to having a puppy of your own!’ (Lancashire Evening Post)

‘A gorgeous new series which is just perfect for those readers who have recently graduated on to chapter books.’ (My Book Corner blog)

‘This is a nice little adventure, where poor Scout is working hard at being good, but having setbacks and needing to work even harder and putting things right.’ (Bookwitch blog)

‘Easy reading and a delightful story; great start to the new series.’ (Parents In Touch)

‘Another fantastic book by Gill Lewis, this time for a younger audience … Really fun read.’ (Angels & Urchins)

‘It’s a fun and hugely enjoyable new school series with a twist.’ (Mill Hill Synagogue magazine)

‘The expressive pictures and interesting facts about police dogs will keep young readers interested, while the tale may help them learn some lessons.’ (Fresh Fiction blog)

Book Description

Puppies to the rescue!