Smells Like Dog, with Suzanne Selfors

Start: 05/23/2010 3:00 pm

End: 05/23/2010 4:00 pm

Smells Like Dog is the story of Homer Pudding, an ordinary farm boy who dreams of going on grand adventures like his uncle, the famous explorer Drake Pudding,and the dog he inherits when his beloved uncle mysteriously vanishes.

Homer doesn't understand why Drake would call a droopy dog with no sense of smell "his most treasured possession", until he discovers a mysterious coin hidden on Dog's collar. Soon Homer, his sister Gwendolyn, and Dog are off to The City, a dangerous metropolis where they meet the conniving Madame La Directeur, Head of the Natural History Museum.

Homer soon realizes that Madame wishes to steal the coin and take Homer's place in a secret society of adventurers known as L.O.S.T. Along the way, Dog is stolen, just as Homer learns that Dog has a hidden talent- he can smell treasure. Homer must go deep into the heart of the Museum to defeat Madame, rescue Dog, and take his uncle's place in L.O.S.T.

3^RD ANNUAL

STUDENT CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST

To celebrate the release of her 3^rd book for children, Suzanne Selfors is once again sponsoring a writing contest for local students, grades 1 through 8.

Smells Like Dog is the story of a dog with a very special talent. YOUR CHALLENGE: Create your own story about a special dog. Maybe it’s a dog you already know. Maybe it’s an imaginary dog. Try to keep your story to one or two pages. You can draw a picture if you’d like.

PRIZES: Six stories will be chosen and their authors will each receive a $40 gift certificate to Eagle Harbor Books. Everyone who enters will get a bookmark and a special Dogploma of Creative Writing.

Winners will be announced on

May 23^rd, 3:00 pm

at Eagle Harbor Books.

Deadline to enter is May 20^th.

Please fill out this form and attach to your entry. You can leave your entry at Eagle Harbor Books or mail to:

Suzanne Selfors, PO Box 10414, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.

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