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Arf
- A Bowser and Birdie Novel
- Narrated by: James Frangione
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Publisher's Summary
New York Times best-selling author and King of Canines Spencer Quinn is back with the next Woof book.
Bowser Is Back!
Bowser the dog is doing great. He's been adopted by Birdie, the greatest girl in the world, and he gets lots of love, lots of walks, and sometimes even bacon!
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- Espanolish
- 05-03-16
Mama's Home!
Birdie's mother comes home from her rig job and the action does not stop. Quinn brings an entire gambit of emotional experiences and grit in this second installment of Bowser and Birdie. Memories of Birdie's father make the Gauex women misty-eyed a time or two. The personalities in this episode collectively deliver a wide range of feelings that dig deep to the core, including a load of the happy, laugh-out-loud sort from none other than Bowser. The Louisiana backdrop and references to bayou cuisine continue to awe and wet the appetite. Be prepared-- the crime factor ratchets up a few notches in this one. Frank Francine remains a master of his craft and true compliment to Spencer Quinn.
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- Trudy Owens
- 05-04-16
juvenile story, good for 4th graders
Don't get me wrong, I love Spencer Quinn and the dogs he has created. I like Birdie and I like Bowser. But since Birdie is 11 years old, her thoughts and conversations are elementary school stuff. It got a little tiresome in the middle, but the wind-up and end were great despite the convenient, near-preposterous take down of the bad guy.
The end was also great for the deep-story resolution, and the characters developed. I wonder how much more Birdie could poke her nose into in this little bayou town; will there be more mysteries she can solve? If she really does keep going, it will be hard to make the books of adult interest, but I would have loved them as a kid. Quinn does a wonderful job with dog psychology and ideation, so I hope he can come up with more cases! And, of course, James Frangione knows how to speak dog; he is just delightful.
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- Elisabeth Carey
- 11-03-20
Bowser & Birdie solve a cold case
Bowser and his girl, Birdie Gaux, normally live a happy and carefree life. Now, though, there's been a breakin at 19 Gentilly Lane; the smell of limeade aftershave and cat is all over the side of the house belonging to Bowser, Birdie, and Mama; Mama has lost her oil rig engineering job; a strange young woman with green hair is asking odd questions about the death of Birdie's father, years ago, in New Orleans; and a man who smells of limeade aftershave and cat is showing a lot of interest in Mama.
Birdie's dad's death has been a cold case for a long time, but maybe now it isn't, anymore. Why is it suddenly heating up again? And why are Bowser and Birdie the only ones noticing?
Birdie's not too impressed with Vin Pardo, the new guy suddenly interested in Mama, nor is Gran. Bowser's the only one, though, who knows he's the intruder who broke into the house, and tore Mama's room apart looking for something he didn't find.
Meanwhile, there's the other breakin across town, at the Richelieu home. When Bowser and Birdie go there to see if it was the same as the breakin at their house, they meet the Richelieus, including their teenage son, Preston, who, like his parents, is an arrogant jerk. They also discover that his mother, Minerva Richelieu, is for some reason carrying a pearl necklace in her purse. This becomes very interesting when they learn from the sheriff's son, Rory, that Mrs. Richelieu has reported the pearls stolen in that breakin.
There's also, of course, the green-haired girl and her questions, and the owner of the campsite she's staying at. He's running for sheriff against the incumbent, and his claim to dislike children and dogs doesn't give Bowser or Birdie a good impression of him initially. But when the green-haired girl disappears, things happen that cause Birdie to suspect he might be smarter than the current sheriff.
There's a lot of stuff going on, and much confusion because our chief investigators are a dog--a smart dog, but a real dog, with a dog's nose and ears, but also a reasonable approximation of a real dog's reasoning ability--and an eleven-year-old girl, very smart, but lacking in adult experience. They muddle through, though, and never give up, and find their way through to the end.
It's a lot of fun and very satisfying. One of the things I love about Spencer Quinn's books are his dogs, who are very real and convincing dogs. That's something most dog-narrated books don't achieve, and it makes Quinn's books something special.
Recommended.
I bought this audiobook.
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- Karla
- 07-19-20
A Fun Read
I love Spenser Quinn and his dog characters!! Bowser is a great friend to Birdie. I’m 65 and still enjoyed the entire Birdie and Bowser series!
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- Dair
- 07-17-20
Good team
Spencer and Jim are just the absolute best together. I can never wait for a new Quinn book read by Frangione. Please don't stop!
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- Paul Kenney
- 06-20-20
I ❤️ ARF
You must read/listen to this book it is a great one
More woof read it
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- Demra Robbins
- 05-11-20
I love this book so much!! It was so inspiring and impactful!
This is so amazing! Oh how I love the dog! So sweet!!! The girl is such a detective!
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- DC
- 04-07-20
Wonderful
Really cute, fun story with a great narrator. This is one book/series that is sooo much better listening to rather than reading!
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- Robin
- 02-26-17
So great that kids can enjoy this duo
It's delightful that fans who are too young for the Chet & Bernie series can enjoy this one. Jeff Frangione is perfect and the story is well paced for young listeners.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-15-22
Best kids road-trip book
I enjoy this book, it entertains the kids, even as they get older. Bowser and birdie are such great characters…I hope he returns to the series again:)