Reviews

Dog on Barkham Street by Mary Stolz

aj_denver's review

3.0

This book was written by Mary Stolz but the edition I read listed the author as M.S. Stolz and did not provide any information about the author. I wonder if that's because the book is written from the point of view of a boy and she didn't want to scare off boy readers with her name. (That reminds me of a book I read when I was a young teenager that was written from the boy's point of view -- I was so disappointed when I saw that the author was female because I was so surprised by the feelings expressed by the 'boy' narrator. Oh, well.)

The events of this book are repeated in The Bully of Barkham Street from the bully's point of view. I recommend reading both books.

pjmurphy3's review

5.0

I think of it in much yonger this book would have been more appealing to me but having read it when I'm 27 I see the literary value of it and I enjoyed it. I would definitely give it to a future child of mine or niece or nephew for them to read when they are about the age of the characters. I'm glad my dad gave it to me so that I could read it.