Review: Serge and Roscoe

 

Serge is retiring in three days. Roscoe is new to search and rescue, but he's in training. 

They are called up because of a forest fire. The two dogs are forced to be partners. Serge wants to get through the next few days. Roscoe wants to be the best and help everyone, even if that means breaking some rules.

Once they touch down on the fire, they learn a family is missing. Roscoe can smell the family and he heads towards them. He doesn't wait for Serge or their handler. Nothing goes as it's supposed to. Can they find the missing people and survive?

My Thoughts: This took me a minute to get into. While I really did love this book, there were two things that jarred me out of reading. First, the dogs talk to each other - like humans. Second, I didn't like the way Serge reprimanded Roscoe. But I really did enjoy the story. There was so much action and danger that I kept turning the pages because I needed to see what happened. This book did make me cry. * The ending was sweet. 

Cover Thoughts: Fantastic

Source: My Library

Why I read it: I love dog stories and survival stories

Library Recommendation: Highly recommended for your school and public libraries

Hand it to: Kids who want action stories or animal stories. 

* Spoiler: Nothing bad happens to the dogs.