Overview
From Jenny Lee, writer on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up!, the number-one-rated kids' show in the country, this feel-good middle-grade novel is about a sickly boy whose life is turned upside down when he gets a therapy dog . . . who can talk! Benji Wendell Barnsworth is a small ten-year-old boy with a big personality. Born premature, Benji is sickly, accident-prone, and at the hospital so often he even has his own punch card. So when Benji wakes up one day from a particularly bad spell, his doctors take the radical step of suggesting he get a therapy dog. But when a massive crate arrives at Benji's house, out walks a two-hundred-pound Newfoundland who can talk! And boy, is he bossy. In this hilarious and heartwarming friendship story in the tradition of bestselling authors Gordon Korman and Carl Hiaasen, Elvis brings out the dog lover in the most surprising people and shows Benji that making new friends may not be as scary as he once thought.
Full Product Details
Author: Jenny Lee ,
Patrick Girard Lawlor
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Edition: Unabridged edition
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 13.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 14.50cm
Weight: 0.159kg
ISBN: 9781483004464
ISBN 10: 1483004465
Publication Date: 27 May 2014
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""[A] lighthearted enjoyable read."" -- ""School Library Journal (starred review) on Elvis and the Underdogs"" ""A funny, unabashedly feel-good boy-and-dog story...This crowd-pleasing debut is definitely ready for prime time."" -- ""Booklist (starred review) on Elvis and the Underdogs"" ""Happy-go-lucky Benji Barnsworth and his fellow underdogs pursue goofy adventures through Washington, DC, in Lee's feel-good sequel to Elvis and the Underdogs...A light, warm and (very) fuzzy read."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""The buoyancy and belly laughs of Elvis and the Underdogs continue, as Benji and best buddies Alexander and Taisy contrive a trip to DC for a reunion with Elvis, a two-hundred-pound talking (to Benji) Newfoundland currently living in the White House as First Dog...[A] rich, funny tale."" -- ""Booklist"" ""This children's book debut is suffused with optimism."" -- ""Publishers Weekly on Elvis and the Underdogs""
Author Information
Jenny Lee is a writer and producer on the ABC Family sitcom Young & Hungry. She was also a writer and producer of the TBS sitcom Ground Floor and the Disney Channel's number-one-rated kids' show Shake It Up for all three seasons. The author of four humor essay books, Jenny is also the author of Elvis and the Underdogs. She lives in Los Angeles with her 110-pound Newfoundland, Doozy (and yes, it's a toss-up on who's walking whom every day). Patrick Lawlor, an award-winning narrator, is also an accomplished stage actor, director, and combat choreographer. He has worked extensively off Broadway and has been an actor and stuntman in both film and television. He has been an Audie Award finalist multiple times and has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and many starred audio reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews.
