Thirteen-year-old Rupert is sent in to talk some sense into his grandfather, known to everyone as Gump. While he's there, Rupert accidentally lets Gump's dog, Wayne, escape. Gump is frantic. Wayne is blind and tends to panic. Rupert and his grandfather set out to search the woods, and soon they are lost too. Aside from an apron, Gump is butt naked, and without his phone, Rupert feels naked too. The only way they are going to get out of this mess is by working together.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they donβt like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Vicki Grant is the award-winning author of many novels for young readers, including Hold the Pickles and Pigboy for Orca Currents. Her novels have won a Red Maple Fiction Award, an Arthur Ellis Award and CBCβs Young Canada Reads as well as been short-listed for an Edgar Award, CLA Childrenβs Book of the Year and numerous Forest of Reading awards. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.