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| View Larger Image | The Last Dog on Earth
by Daniel Ehrenhaft
| | List Price: | $5.50 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 391504 | | Studio: | Yearling | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Reading Level: | Ages 9-12 | | Number Of Pages: | 240 | | Publication Date: | June 08, 2004 | | Publisher: | Yearling |
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Product Description
Logan Moore hates everyone. The father who abandoned him. The stepfather who wants to control him. Kids who get in his face. Everyone. Except Jack. A mangy mutt that nobody wants. Except Logan. He doesn’t care that Jack has already bitten three workers at the animal shelter or that she’s ugly. She’s the only one who doesn’t want anything from him and that’s enough for Logan.
But Jack is in terrible danger. A mysterious disease is sweeping across the country, turning dogs into vicious, raging predators. Jack isn’t infected, but that won’t keep her safe. People are shooting dogs on sight, and asking questions later. Logan’s own parents want to hand Jack over to the authorities. Now Logan and Jack are on the run. There’s nowhere they can turn and no one they
can trust.
Except each other.
From the Hardcover edition. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 32 reviews)
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Liked it a lot 
I am writing this review on my Mom's ID.
I liked how this 14 year-old boy is trying to save his dog. The boy's name is Logan Moore and the dog's name is Jack and they are trying to find a safe place but there isn't anywhere to hide. Logan's father is a laboratory worker and is trying to find what's going on with all the dogs in the town. Then they find a mysterious disease killing all the dogs in the city and call it Psychotic Outburst Syndrome or POS. They are sending agents out to shoot the ill dogs. What I don't like about the book is the killing, gore, and the boot camp story. It's a very emotional and exicting book.I recommend it for kids 12 and older. It is a good book and I hope you will read it too.
May 20, 2008 | |
Amazing book 
I read this book several years ago, I must have been about 9 (although I have gone back to read it several times since). I bought it at a book fair, having seen a cute dog on the cover. I think, that at that age it was a little brutal for me, but nontheless a great read.
It starts by introducing the characters, and it's a bit tedious, but even some of the best books can have horrible beginings. The story soon begins with some mild scares when a sick dog attacks another. Once it gets started, however, it becomes a riveting read, but a bit harsh. It descirbes dogs being attacked, and diseased dogs going crazy. Even so, I still think that maybe it was even good because it makes everything in the book very real.
Different characters' points of views are shown with first hand accounts, and it never really says what was right, or good, just how they thought it happened. Every character has its flaws, some more than others, and there are no clear good or bad guys. They are all just people trying to live through a rough time.
I think the best part was definitely the end. It was so bittersweet and just... fitting. It really tied up the story so well. Some things may have been just a teensy bit obvious, but it still kept me on my toes with unexpected twists and turns. The whole thing really evoked my emotions well. It was also a definite tear jerker, the first of which I had ever read.
July 23, 2007 | |
A Fun Read!
The Last Dog on Earth tells the story of a boy named Logan Moore. His father, a scientist, has left him and his mom, and his mom has remarried a jerk named Robert. Logan hates everything and everyone, and Robert is prepared to ship him off to boot camp. But then Logan meets Jack, a mut who has no where else to go and has a special liking of Logan. Logan takes Jack in, but the two of them soon are on the run from people who would kill Jack. People are killing dogs on sight, due to a musterious illness called POS, a disease that turns dogs into raging carnivores. Logan and Jack must take on many adventures to escape many bad people and find a cure for the disease.
The Last Dog on Earth is a fun book, but it can get graphic at times. All in all, it is a must read for dog fans!
February 22, 2007 | |
A Must Read For Dog Lovers
"The Last Dog on Earth" is a book that shouldn't be ignored. Daniel Ehrenhaft's book is adventurous. "The Last Dog on Earth" is so packed with risky themes, it is practically overflowing with many exciting enterprises. When Mr. Boone, a local deli shop owner, released his dog, Thor, on Logan and Jack, I thought all was lost, but later I was relieved to know both Jack and Logan were unharmed. Fourteen year old, brave Logan is daring because he risked his wellbeing for the sake of his faithful dog. "The Last Dog on Earth" has sharp meanders, like how a roller coaster is a rash thrill-ride.
If you are a `dog lover', like me, then this is a must read book for you. Imagine a female dog, Jack, who is a determined, loyal, and lovable dog. Now, do you think you would enjoy reading a book about a dog as wonderful as her? The bond between Jack and Logan is like what milk is to Oreo cookies, they 're inseparatable. Jack, a reddish-brown mutt, is cunning and will do anything to be by Logan's side, as this book portrays. Jack loves Logan, for Logan cares for her. This is something all dog owners could relate to.
After you read this book, you will realize why everyone considers a dog, "man's best friend".
January 26, 2007 | |
Don't you hate books where the dog dies?
Imagine a world where all dogs must be killed because of a BSE-like prion disease. Imagine a boy who is an outsider, and his adopted wild dog, both on the run, both endangered. The premise is great, the action is believable but the ending was rather dribbly, without resounding triumph.
December 30, 2006 | |
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