Field Trip: Three Dogs are Better Than Two

Reviewed by: Christine Bulsa-O'Meara - Buxton Center Elementary School, Buxton, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 5, 2015

Review

Father-and-son writing team Gary and Jim Paulsen pick up where their Road Trip left off. Ben has been invited to try out for a special hockey academy. But Dad wants Ben to catch up to the school field trip instead. So Ben, Dad, and their dogs, Atticus and Conor, jump into their truck. Ben makes a secret plan to get to the tryout, but Atticus and Conor are on to him. This fun filled sequil is a stand alone book all adventure seekers will love.

Unlike many books of this size, this is set up as a true chapter book with medium sized print for each page, and each page full of print. This makes a great transition book from the easier chapter book readers as the length is not overwhelming. More importantly, all of the fun and adventure are still present with most of the plot continuing to be linear. Dog lovers will not be able to resist the pooches on the jacket cover.

Overall Book Score: very good