SMART DOG Author:VIVIAN VANDE VELDE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT DOGS CAN'T TALK. THEY CAN ROLL OVER. THEY CAN FETCH A STICK OR A BALL. THEY CAN EVEN UNDERSTAND WORDS LIKE "SIT" OR "STAY." BUT THEY MOST CERTAINLY CAN'T SAY, "EXCUSE ME. I'M IN TROUBLE. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME?" — OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT AMY THINKS BEFORE SHE MEETS SHERLOCK, A BRILLIANT TALKING DOG WHO ESCAPED FROM A UNIVERS... more »ITY LAB. WHEN SHE AGREES TO HELP SHERLOCK HIDE, AMY'S LIFE BEGINS TO CHANGE. SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN AN EASY TARGET AT SCHOOL, BUT WITH A TALKING DOG BY HER SIDE, SHE MAY AT LAST HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND UP TO THE CLASS BULLY ONCE AND FOR ALL.« less