Best-selling author Katherine Applegate returns for another hilarious life lesson with the antics of wellmeaning Roscoe Riley. It seems everyone is winning trophies lately-except Roscoe. A dog trick contest could turn things around, but Roscoe's goofy dog can't learn any neat tricks. So he decides to trade the sweater his grandmother knitted him to borrow his neighbor's genius dog. Roscoe didn't much like the sweater before, but now that it's gone, he's starting to wonder if he made the right decision.
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"Roscoe's dog can't do tricks and Roscoe really wants to win a trophy. He has a friend who's dog can read! So Roscoe trades his sweater his grandma made for him (he's glad to rid of that ugly sweater!) for his friend's dog for a dog show. "
— Joenna (5 out of 5 stars)
" These books are great for beginning readers who are working on fluency and comprehension. "
— Christinelbtucker, 3/26/2013" Roscoe's dog can't do tricks and Roscoe really wants to win a trophy. He has a friend who's dog can read! So Roscoe trades his sweater his grandma made for him (he's glad to rid of that ugly sweater!) for his friend's dog for a dog show. "
— Joenna, 2/17/2013" Great good for 1st-3rd graders. I loved Roscoe, and the writing was clever for an early chapter book. "
— Gresham, 12/2/2011" Another great first chapter book! "
— Meredith, 10/5/2011" Cute early series book! Roscoe is hilarious! I think kids will enjoy getting to know him and all his shenanigans! "
— Malissa, 6/18/2011" I preread some of my kids scholastic reading counts books, to try to help them better understand it. This series is definitely one of the very best, these books are great. "
— Toni, 5/4/2011" We can't wait for these books to come out. My 6 year old laughs the entire time we read it. Very enjoyable. "
— Kym, 2/26/2011" Another good lesson about doing what us ultimately right versus winning. "
— Nfdiaz, 10/27/2010" Great good for 1st-3rd graders. I loved Roscoe, and the writing was clever for an early chapter book. "
— Gresham, 2/28/2009" We can't wait for these books to come out. My 6 year old laughs the entire time we read it. Very enjoyable. "
— Kym, 2/6/2009Katherine Applegate is the author of numerous books for middle-graders, including The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal and a New York Times bestseller.
Jared Goldsmith, known for his voice work in children’s entertainment, can be heard on episodes of Blues Clues and the animated film The Ant Bully. He is also the narrator of Dan Gutman’s bestselling My Weird School series, among numerous other titles.