Dog Diaries #14: Sunny

Dog Diaries #14: Sunny

<b><b>Fans of dog stories and the RMS <i>Titanic,</i> take note! This new entry in the Dog Diaries series—based on a true story—is narrated by a pampered Peke that survived the fateful voyage!</b></b><br><br>Sun Yat-Sen—aka Sunny—enjoys the finer things in life. Noble canine companion to globe-trotters Henry and Myra Harper, Sunny doesn't even like to walk, preferring instead to be carried! Sunny and the Harpers are traveling on the maiden voyage of the RMS <i>Titanic—</i>the biggest, finest ship in the world. So imagine Sunny's <i>horror</i> when he learns he must stay in the <i>Titanic</i>'s kennel with eleven other dogs, not in the Harpers' luxurious stateroom! It's . . . unthinkable! But only four days into the voyage, Sunny learns the <i>true</i> meaning of tragedy when, hidden inside Myra's fur coat, he escapes the sinking ship in a lifeboat.<br><br>Based on a true story, with realistic black-and-white illustrations throughout and a fact-filled appendix that includes information about the RMS <i>Titanic</i>, Pekingese dogs, and more, this is historical fiction for middle graders who don't realize they <i>like</i> historical fiction!