Nancy E Krulik

Tired of attending obedience school, Sparky the puppy finds adventure in Hawaii after chomping on the magic bone.

"A mysterious evil beast has been capturing townspeople and dragging them into the forest! Can Princess Pulverizer find the fiend and continue her Quest of Kindness?"--Page [4] of cover.

Hoping to escape the cold in his backyard, Sparky chomps on his magic bone--only to find himself in snowy Zermatt, Switzerland. He befriends Lena, a Saint Bernard rescue dog with a terrible sense of direction. The two, in search of food, quickly get lost. But Lena and Sparky might just be in the right place at the right time for Lena to complete her first ever rescue mission!

When he is left home alone, Sparky the puppy bites his magic bone and begins an adventure touring the sites in Washington, D.C. with a new friend, but Sparky isn't sure he's happy exploring the city without his family.

"Yeehaw, Sparky is off to the Texas rodeo to find himself a job! There he eats delicious-smelling BBQ, watches mutton chasing and barrel racing, and even helps a new friend become a rodeo dog. But as Sparky heads home, he still doesn't have a job himself. Wait, he has the very best job of all--being Josh's best friend!"--

"The magic bone transports Sparky to Paris, where his new French bulldog friend helps him find food as delicious as it is hard for Sparky to pronounce. In return, Sparky decides to help him find a human friend of his own"--

"G'day, mate! Sparky's magic bone has kaboomed him to Kangaroo Island, Australia, where he meets a puppy with no family. Wanting to help his new friend, Sparky hops into action. They visit bats, penguins, bees, and of course, kangaroos. But can Sparky help the lost pup find a real home?"--Back cover.

One bite of his magic bone and Sparky is in the Big Apple where, with his new friend Barney as a guide, he sees all the famous New York sights, including his favorite, the Broadway theaters.

When Katie and her friends go to Becky's horse show, Katie has an up close and personal look at the events when she accidentally switches places with Becky's horse, Brownie.

"Winter break is approaching and everyone at Joyce Kilmer Middle School is in the holiday spirit. Jenny can't wait for the holidays, but her good mood quickly evaporates when she picks Dana as her "Secret Snowflake" in English class and finds out that her friend Sam is heading home to England for the holidays. Things go from bad to worse when Jenny doesn't get invited to her friend Marc's New Year's Eve party. What's going on? Is Marc angry with...