Outdoor summer camp adventure with a lovable dog!Ten-year-old James and his seven-year-old sister, Mandy, are off to camp with their loyal German shepherd, Rosco. While Mandy struggles with homesickness, James’s week is threatened by a prank-playing bunk mate’s antics. But during an unexpected thunderstorm in a game of capture-the-flag, the prankster finds himself lost and alone deep inside the forest. Rosco must play the hero and save the boy but not before he and James teach him a hard-earned lesson about friendship.
*Recommended for ages 6-8
*Grade level K-5th *138 pages
*Renaissance Accelerated Reader Book Level 4.4. AR Quiz No.500817
Fans of The Magic Tree House series will love this brother and sister pair, and fans of classic, heroic dogs - from Lassie to Beethoven - will love Rosco.
A positive outlook on the value of sleepaway camp and the great outdoors, this is the perfect book for the child dreaming of camp.
Rosco the Rascal appeals in particular to fans of:
The Magic Tree House
The Boxcar Children
The Happy Hollisters
The 39 Story Treehouse
Beezus and Ramona
Junie B Jones
Ranger in Time
Puppy Place
A to Z Mysteries
Cam Jansen
Ballpark Mysteries
Dog Man
The Magic School Bus
Hero Dog series
Shana Gorian, originally from western Pennsylvania, lives in southern California with her husband, two children, and her German shepherd, the real Rosco the Rascal. Shana spent many memorable summers at sleep-away camp as a child and later as a camp counselor. She loves telling stories about those good 'ol days.