{"id":2268,"date":"2018-09-18T06:10:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T06:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2021-07-03T05:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T05:05:55","slug":"middle-grade-book-love-rules-ruff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriciabaileyauthor.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/18\/middle-grade-book-love-rules-ruff\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Grade Book Love: Rules of the Ruff"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re a regular reader of this blog (heck, even if this is your first ever visit to my website)\u00a0 you know I love dogs. I don’t own a dog (YET!), but I adore them, which is why I eagerly snapped up an ARC of Heidi Lang’s<\/a> latest middle grade novel, RULES OF THE RUFF. It has everything I love in a middle grade book – family drama, friendships, a yearning for something just out of reach, and a bit of a mystery. Plus, it has dogs. Lots and lots of dogs!<\/p>\n

\"MGTwelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long summer at her aunt and uncle\u2019s house. Her cousin Ann has a snotty new best friend, which leaves Jessie all alone. But Jessie is industrious, and\u2014not content with being ignored all summer\u2014she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, to take her on as his apprentice.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, dog walking turns out to be harder than she expected, but she has Wes\u2019s dog-walking code, the Rules of the Ruff, to guide her, and soon she\u2019s wrangling her very own pack. But when a charismatic rival dog walker moves to town, she quickly snatches up most of Wes\u2019s business\u2014and Jessie decides she isn\u2019t going to take this defeat with her tail between her legs.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Rules<\/a>Rules of the Ruff<\/a> by Heidi Lang<\/a>
\nMy rating: 5 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n

Such a fun book! Smart and funny in all the best ways – with a character who doesn’t always do the right thing, but is so easy to root for you can’t help but going along for the ride (or, in this case, the walk). Rules of the Ruff is a realistic look at how sometimes good intentions can lead you astray and how even the worst people may be better than you think.<\/p>\n

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