{"id":4276,"date":"2018-05-31T13:27:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T18:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2020-09-03T10:05:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T15:05:12","slug":"arf-spencer-quinn-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?p=4276","title":{"rendered":"{Arf: Spencer Quinn}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><font size=\"3\" color=\"#429AAE\"> I received this book for free from<\/font> Read for Review <font size=\"3\" color=\"#429AAE\">in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/font><\/strong><\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Image1-16.jpg\" alt=\"{Arf: Spencer Quinn}\" title=\"{Arf: Spencer Quinn}\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>Arf<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-author=spencer-quinn\">Spencer Quinn<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-series=bowser-and-birdie\">Bowser and Birdie<\/a> <br><strong>Also by this author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?p=3319\">Woof<\/a> <br><strong>Also in this series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?p=3319\">Woof<\/a> <br><strong>Published by<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-publisher=scholastic-press\">Scholastic Press<\/a> on April 26, 2016 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-genre=childrens\">Childrens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-genre=junior-high\">Junior High<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-genre=middle-school\">Middle School<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-genre=mystery\">Mystery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-genre=realistic-fiction\">Realistic Fiction<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 304 <br><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-format=hardcover\">Hardcover<\/a> <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/?book-source=read-for-review\">Read for Review<\/a> <br>        <script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n            {\n                \"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n                \"@type\":\"Review\",\n                \"datePublished\": \"2018-05-31T18:27:21+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n{Synopsis} \\u2013 Why would anyone break into 19 Gentilly Lane? 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That&#8217;s where the Gaux family lives, and everyone knows they have nothing worth stealing. More important, the house is usually guarded by Birdie Gaux&#8217;s dog, Bowser, a large and handsome fellow with a big set of sharp teeth.<\/p>\n<p>Now Birdie is looking worried and Bowser is on the trail of something rotten. Who was behind the break in? Why is a girl with green hair asking odd questions about what happened to Birdie&#8217;s dad, a policeman who was killed in the line of duty years ago? Worst of all, why is the whole town starting to stink of limeade aftershave and CAT?!? <\/p>\n<p>The death of Birdie&#8217;s father may be a cold case, but Bowser can tell it&#8217;s heating up fast. Someone is coming after Birdie and her family, and Bowser must be ready to protect them from anything. Even that awful cat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>{My thoughts} \u2013 <\/strong> Birdie and Bowser get to go on another wonderful detective mission. However, this particular mission hits a lot closer to home then the last one had. This one is about Birdie&#8217;s father and the last case he&#8217;d been working on. The case that had unfortunately resulted in his death. <\/p>\n<p>It takes Birdie sometime to piece together the puzzle of what will soon lead to a ground breaking conclusion for the entire family. <\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed reading this book. I enjoy it even more because it is written in Bowser&#8217;s point of view. I think it&#8217;s neat how the author has Bowser&#8217;s thoughts going round and round and round, but eventually they do circle back and start to make sense of things. <\/p>\n<p>I recommend this book for anyone that loves soft mysteries and dogs. It was a very enjoyable book to read and I am certain others will come to the same conclusion as I, when it comes to reading this book. I look forward to reading the next book in the series. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Conclusion:<\/strong> 5 Star Rating. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/signature-300x114.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/signature-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zapkodemarie.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/signature.png 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Synopsis} \u2013 Why would anyone break into 19 Gentilly Lane? That&#8217;s where the Gaux family lives, and everyone knows they have nothing worth stealing. More important, the house is usually guarded by Birdie Gaux&#8217;s dog, Bowser, a large and handsome fellow with a big set of sharp teeth. 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