Title: The Next-Door Dogs
Author: Colby Rodowsky
Illustrator: Amy June Bates
Genre: fiction
Sub genre: Chapter Book
Theme: Overcoming Fears, dogs
Characters: Sara Bake
Publication Date: 2005
Publishing Company: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A brave girl named Sarah is not so brave anymore when she is around dogs. She doesn't like dogs at all. Ms. Harrington moves in next door. She has two very large dogs. This is a nightmare for Sarah. Srah tries her hardest to avoid the dogs, but it just isn't possible forever. She now has to face her fear.
I would use this in the classroom to address fears that students have. I will start the discussion by reading the book, then I will get students to explain their fear and why they are scared of it. The class will then raise their hand if they have the same fears too.
. Sarah tries to avoid her dogs, but one day the time comes where she has to face her fear. Any student would be able to relate to Sarah because most everyone of them more than likely has a fear that they are unable to overcome.
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