The Buddy Files The Case of the Missing Family Book 3: Albert Whitman & Company

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The Buddy Files: The Case of the Missing Family (Book 3)

Author
Dori Hillestad Butler

Illustrator
Jeremy Tugeau

Hardcover
9780807509128
$14.99
Published 2010

Paperback
9780807509340
$4.99
Published 2010

Age Levels: 6-8, Grades: 1-3
Pages: 128
6.00" x 8.00"
Illustrations: Full Color

Accelerated Reader® Points: 3.20
ATOS Level: 2.00

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Plot Summary

Buddy has settled in with his adopted family, but he's never given up on finding his beloved human, Kayla, and his first family. One night he sees men taking things out of Kayla's old house and loading them into a van. What's up? Though his friend Mouse advises against it, in the middle of the night Buddy decides to make a daring move, leaving everything he knows behind. Dori Butler's third case in The Buddy Files will entertain and satisfy the many fans of this brave, funny, and loyal dog.

Reviews

"Effective twists and turns, humor, and the possibilities of becoming a school therapy dog and learning to read ease the bittersweet conclusion. Buddy’s burying of a valuable guarantees more interactions with both his old and new families and future mysteries to enjoy." Booklist

Associated Keywords
mystery, mysteries, dog, detective