

DOG DIARIE BOOK REPORT SERIES
This family might be better known to some readers as the Khatchadorians, with Rafe the central character in the Middle School series by James Patterson. He has been adopted by the Catch-A-Doggy-Bone family and is the particular friend of the youngest, Ruff. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.Junior is very excited to be able to tell his story through the pages of his diary. He has also so far donated £500,000 to UK independent book shops in partnership with The Bookseller’s Association, funding everything from new carpets and shelves to innovative schemes to get children reading. He sponsored the World Book Day Award in 20, giving schools the chance to win a share of £50,000 to buy books for their library. His books have sold more than 365 million copies worldwide, making him one of the biggest-selling authors of all time. A film based on the first book in the Middle School series is now available on Netflix. James Patterson is the bestselling author of the highly-praised Middle School books, Kenny Wright: Superhero, Homeroom Diaries, Jacky Ha-Ha, Word of Mouse, and the I Funny, House of Robots and Treasure Hunters, series. His Primary school headmaster was the fantastically funny author Jeremy Strong. He's also an actor, dancer and trained aerialist as well as a keen observer of trolls and their disgusting habits. Steven Butler is the Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlisted author of The Wrong Pong series, The Nothing to See Here Hotel and The Diary of Dennis the Menace series. Junior has never actually experienced a human Christmas before and his perfect plans get sidelined with the shocking appearance of something called snow, a tree that seems to have sprouted in the middle of the Picture Box Room, and packs of strange humans called Carol who come to the front yard and howl. Because of this, Junior is determined to make Christmas the best one ever for his pet humans and redeem his GOOD BOY status.

In this follow-up to the hilarious illustrated novel Dog Diaries, Junior has been in the dog house after giving in to his doggy urges when Mom-Lady turned her back and left him alone with the freshly cooked Thanksgiving turkey.

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