{"product_id":"mctavish-goes-wild-isbn-9781536203318","title":"McTavish Goes Wild","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a camping trip unleashes a reluctant Peachey family on the great outdoors, it’s up to their savvy dog, McTavish, to show them how it’s done.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s summer, and the Peachey family is in crisis — again. Where will they go for their vacation? Betty Peachey thinks that camping is the answer, and Ma Peachey knows just the place. But Pa Peachey is convinced that terrible dangers lurk in the world of nature, Ollie only wants to know if there are dance clubs, and Ava would rather stay home and read German philosophy. Will rescue dog McTavish figure out how to turn the Peacheys into happy campers — and get them to brave the sparkling river and scenic mountainside before they pack up their tent and go home?This series has legs to stand on, with clean writing, grayscale illustrations that gently move the action forward, and lovable yet flawed characters needing redemption. Fans will be panting for more. A clearly entertaining read-aloud or read-alone for dog lovers.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cb\u003eMeg Rosoff \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eGood Dog, McTavish \u003c\/i\u003eas well as numerous other novels for adults, young adults, and children, including \u003ci\u003eHow I Live Now \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJonathan Unleashed. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the coauthor, with Mal Peet, of \u003ci\u003eBeck. \u003c\/i\u003eWinner of the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, a \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eChildren’s Fiction Prize, a Michael L. Printz Award, and a Carnegie Medal, Meg Rosoff lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrace Easton \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eGood Dog, McTavish, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was her first book. A freelance illustrator, she spends her days drawing, painting, and telling stories with pictures. Born and raised in England, she now lives in Minneapolis.\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSchool’s Out!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Betty Peachey opened her eyes.\u003cbr\u003e She could hear birds singing. She could see the sun shining. The air felt warm. Outside her window, bees buzzed and flowers nodded in the breeze.\u003cbr\u003e She listened carefully. There was no shouting and no rushing around. No one was pounding on the bathroom door or stomping down the stairs. There was no smell of burning toast from the kitchen.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the next room, her brother was still asleep.\u003cbr\u003e In the room next to that, her sister was reading the works of a German philosopher whose name no one could spell.\u003cbr\u003e Downstairs, Betty’s parents ate breakfast and read the newspaper.\u003cbr\u003e The house was quiet except for the sound of turning pages and munching.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSummer!\u003c\/i\u003e Betty thought. \u003ci\u003eThe first day of summer vacation is the happiest day of the year. Even happier than Christmas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lying in her bed, with the sun streaming in through the window, Betty sighed. \u003ci\u003eI must be the happiest girl in the world,\u003c\/i\u003e she thought.\u003cbr\u003e Lying on his bed under the stairs, McTavish sighed. \u003ci\u003eI must be the happiest dog in the world,\u003c\/i\u003e McTavish thought. For there is nothing a dog likes more than to have his entire pack gathered together peacefully in one place.\u003cbr\u003e McTavish had made a great deal of progress with the Peachey family since he’d decided to rescue them, but they still required hard work and patience.\u003cbr\u003e Pa Peachey could be extremely stubborn. Ollie Peachey could be argumentative. Ava Peachey tended to read too much German philosophy and come up with too many theories.\u003cbr\u003e Only Betty Peachey and her mother were the sort of calm, sensible, well‑behaved humans that dogs prefer to share a home with.\u003cbr\u003e Training the Peachey family had been slow and difficult, but he was an intelligent dog and was up to the job. He under-stood that a family with an uncertain and \u2028chaotic past could not be fixed overnight. With a combination of love, patience, and consistent handling, he had helped the Peacheys become far more organized and relaxed than when he had first decided to rescue them.\u003cbr\u003e But there was still a long way to go.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Peacheys Choose a Vacation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Well,” said Pa Peachey, when everyone had finally come down to breakfast. “Summer is upon us, and it is time we chose a destination for our family vacation.”\u003cbr\u003e “I would like to go to a place with loud dance clubs so I can meet many beautiful girls who will want to be my girlfriend,” said Ollie.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “I would like to visit the birthplace of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in Germany,” said Ava. “There, I will think about philosophy night and day.”\u003cbr\u003e “A yoga retreat in India would be perfect,” mused Ma Peachey. “There, I might finally achieve my dream of striking a one‑handed tree pose.”\u003cbr\u003e Betty Peachey was silent.\u003cbr\u003e Everybody looked at her.\u003cbr\u003e At last she took a deep breath.\u003cbr\u003e “I,” she said, “would like to go camping.”\u003cbr\u003e “CAMPING?” The Peacheys were aghast.\u003cbr\u003e “Camping? With horrible creeping crawling biting bugs?” said Ava.\u003cbr\u003e “Camping? In the freezing rain? On the cold, hard ground?” said Ollie. “With no Wi‑Fi and nowhere to charge your phone?”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Camping? With poisonous snakes and rats and killer moles?” said Pa Peachey.\u003cbr\u003e There was a long silence, during which the Peacheys gaped at Betty.\u003cbr\u003e “Yes,” said Betty. “Camping.”\u003cbr\u003e McTavish pricked up his ears to listen.\u003cbr\u003e “For one thing,” Betty said, “camping is educational. You pitch your own tent and cook your own food. Camping builds camaraderie and cooperation. It requires skills, like making fires and reading maps. You learn new things and live side by side with nature.”\u003cbr\u003e “I don’t want to live side by side with nature,” said Ollie. “I want a girlfriend.”\u003cbr\u003e “I don’t want camaraderie,” said Ava, glaring at Ollie, “especially if it’s with him.”\u003cbr\u003e “Nature?” said Pa Peachey. “Nature is full of bears and Tasmanian devils. Nature is just another word for swamps and getting struck by lightning. Nature is falling out of a canoe and drowning. Or getting malaria from mosquitoes. Nature is having to eat crickets or starve to death. I hate nature.”\u003cbr\u003e Everyone looked at Pa Peachey.\u003cbr\u003e “Nature,” said Betty, “is the wind blowing gently through the trees. It is the sun warming your face. It is the smell of damp earth and the sound of blackbirds singing. Nature is green shoots and new buds. It is daffodils and buttercups. I love nature.”\u003cbr\u003e For a long moment, none of the Peacheys said a word.\u003cbr\u003e At last, Ma Peachey spoke. “I think camping is an excellent idea. For one thing, it is not expensive. For another, it does not require cell phones or laptops. And for a third thing, if we went camping, we would not have to put McTavish in a kennel. We could take him with us.”\u003cbr\u003e Everyone looked at McTavish, who wagged his tail. In his opinion, this was the best argument in favor of camping.\u003cbr\u003e He walked over to Betty and lay at her feet. Well, not actually at her feet but on her feet.\u003cbr\u003e Pa Peachey shook his head. “This flirtation with nature is a travesty,” he said. “It will all end in tears.” But nobody paid much attention, because that is what Pa Peachey always said, about practically everything.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301765730533,"sku":"NP9781536203318","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536203318.jpg?v=1767732461","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mctavish-goes-wild-isbn-9781536203318","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}