A Dog on Barkham Street Author:Mary Stolz More than anything in the world Edward wanted a dog. And second only to that was his desire to be free of the constant plaguing of Martin Hastings, the bully of Barkham Street. Since his mother always had to "remind" Edward about things, he couldn't have the responsibility of a dog; and since his father wouldn't move to Alaska, he couldn't get a... more »way from Martin. It was getting to be too much, but then Uncle Josh, an unabashed hobo, and Argess, a dignified collie who was his traveling companion, arrived just in time.« less