Book Resume
for Sweetie by Kate Klimo and Tim Jessell
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- Grade Levels:*
- Grades 1-6
- Word Count:
- 17,579
- Lexile Level:
- 720L
- ATOS Reading Level:
- 5.2
- Genre:
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Year Published:
- 2015
14 Subject Headings
The following 14 subject headings were determined by the U.S. Library of Congress and the Book Industry Study Group (BISAC) to reveal themes from the content of this book (Sweetie).
- American foxhound--Fiction
- American foxhound--Juvenile fiction
- Revolution, 1775-1783
- Washington, George
- American foxhound
- Dogs--Fiction
- Dogs
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- United States
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Fiction
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From Horn Book
July 1, 2015
In this continuation of the illustrated chapter-book series in which dogs tell their own stories in first-person narratives, Sweetie, a foxhound companion of George Washington, is witness to and participant in both Revolutionary War battles and Washington's domestic life. Her story is based on actual historical events described in the appendix; details about her breed are also included.
(Copyright 2015 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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