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Imagine waking up one day to find you have become a hound. This is exactly what happens to Barry one Monday morning. Oh, he looks pretty much the same as usual on the outside, but he’s definitely more canine than human on the inside. Barry suddenly finds smells exciting – the grosser, the better. And somehow breakfast tastes better when licked up off the floor, along with a worm he finds lurking in a corner of the back hallway.
Barry gets lost on the way to school and has a number of adventures with animals, all of whom know that, regardless of his appearance, this boy is now a hound! If his visit with a poodle gets him soaked to the skin and minus his pants, as least Barry’s still in one piece, as least until he gets into a fight with a bunch of squirrels!
And what about Barry’s family? What is his mom going to think when she finds out that Barry can’t talk, but only growl and bark? Will his sister, Janey, who’s always found Barry to be a pain, notice that he’s even weirder and more annoying than usual?
This is the very first novel I’ve ever read that comes with footnotes, lists, appendices, an index, and diagrams of the main character’s brain. You won’t want to miss the Boy, Are You In Trouble Now, the 5 Phases of Upset Mothers, or The 7 Dadly Sins lists, if only to compare them with own your experiences. You’ll also want to photocopy the coupon good for one free spanking of the book’s author, Andy Spearman, otherwise knows as the Spearman Spanking Special. Too bad we don’t all live in Tahiti.
FernFolio Editor