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When Teddy Krebs's speedy if homely little dog goes missing right before the town Chihuahua races, fourth-grader Addie May Jones can't resist Teddy's plea for help. Soon she has two mysteries on her hands: Is there a dognapper on the loose? And why won't Teddy stop making a pest of himself? Addie May turns detective to find the vanished pooch and at the same time discovers a bad case of puppy love. The Chihuahua Chase is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 3-4-Teddy's dog, one of the fastest Chihuahuas in Salt Lake City, has disappeared before the first annual Chihuahua Race. Fourth-graders Addie May and Teddy have had their differences in the past, but they are willing to work together to find Phantom. While they disagree on what happened to the animal and who should be on the suspect list, they question everyone with a motive and involve Addie May's mom and the police when they suspect dognapping. The black-and-white illustrations, some full page, draw attention to some pivotal scenes. The Chihuahua Chase won't make readers laugh like Darrel Odgers and Sally Odgers's "Jack Russell: Dog Detective" books (Kane/Miller) do, but beginning chapter-book readers who are looking for an uncomplicated mystery/dog/friendship story may find this book to their liking.-Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Dog lover Addie May finds herself helping the class bully find his lost (stolen?) Chihuahua. She uncovers the root of the mysterious disappearances of dozens of Chihuahuas and learns about loneliness. Though Addie May is at times overly precocious and some plot elements are too easily resolved, the well-paced mystery, accompanied by nicely shaded black-and-white illustrations, will hold readers' attention. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Fourth grader Addie May and her frenemy Teddy find more than they bargained for in the run-up to the big Chihuahua race downtown. Sometimes Teddy is as mean as a snake and then, out of the blue, Addie May sees a sweet side. Teddy turns to Addie May when his beloved Phantom disappears after his move to her neighborhood, and the two kind-of friends put their heads together to solve the mystery. An animal-rights activist becomes the children's prime suspect, which leads the children into a scary encounter with her and her house of "rescued animals." Laced into the story of the sudden absence of Teddy's pet are the burgeoning and confusing emotions that Addie May feels for both Teddy and older, hunky Zack. In the end, Phantom is found, and Addie May learns a little bit about the ways boys show affection in the fourth grade. The third-person voice is familiaralmost too much so, as it can become distracting and does a lot of telling instead of showing. Not the leader of the pack. (Fiction. 7-11) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Asking the kinds of questions her crime-reporter mother would ask and following every lead, fourth-grader Addie May finds classmate Teddy Krebs' missing Chihuahua. On top of that, she figures out why Teddy has been bullying her. This straightforward middle-grade mystery is set in a contemporary world in which young people send instant messages and have enough independence to take a public bus. Family relationships and classroom situations ring true, but readers (or, more likely, adults) in some parts of the country may be taken aback by fourth-graders thinking about being in love. Cannon gives her young readers something more substantive to ponder: how does a person turn into someone who would take someone else's dog? She offers two different examples in place of a pat answer. Each of the 20 short chapters includes a black-and-white illustration by Olson, many showing Chihuahuas with big ears and winning smiles. With believable dialogue and flashes of humor, this is an undemanding and satisfying read.--Isaacs, Kathleen Copyright 2010 Booklist