Reviews for Champ

The average rating for Champ based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-02-14 00:00:00 Dave La Velle This book was about a boy named Railey. On a normal day, Railey was practicing baseball with his friend and accidentally the ball went on the street, so Railey went to pick it up then... Erch! A Ms. Leaner's car almost crashed into Railey. Railey is ok, but the dog inside, well... he lost a leg. So they took Champ (the dog) to the dog Ms. Leaner was about to kill the dog because she thought Champ was useless, but Railey said that he can prove that Champ wasn't useless.When he told his parents, his parent just said that he can keep that dog ,but he would have to take care of Champ himself. On the first few weeks of Champ living with Railey, Champ barked whenever Railey went away. One day, Railey's neighbor, Mr. Dougahs asked Railey why didn't spend more time with Champ so Champ would stop barking. Railey answered saying that if he didn't practice baseball so he could win baseball games, or his dad would be mad at him. Mr. Dougahs said that Railey could win the "Dog Optical Corse" together with Champ too, just like winning baseball games. From that day on, Mr. Dougahs keep on making optical corse items each day and each day Railey would take Champ to Mr. Dougahs' yard for training. They all had fun and best of all, Champ stopped barking! Day by day people started to come and watch Champ getting trained in Mr. Dougahs' yard. Then one day, a news maker made an article about Champ getting trained. Ms. Leaner came to Mr. Dougahs' yard and wants Champ back because Champ is back on the news and popular again. Railey thought that if he stopped training Champ, so Ms. Leaner won't want him back. After a few days of not training Champ started barking again. So Railey decided to join Champ back when the "Dog Optical Corse" came. When the "Dog Optical Corse" came, Champ, with only three legs… Completed it! Then, he didn't win, but, he still tried.Ms. Leaner and wants Champ back but no one agrees so she gives up. I have a few traits to describe Railey. Scared of his dad- Dogs make bigger messes that aren't pleasant to clean up but if my dad steeped in one, Champ is dead. Little bit lazy-Railey didn't take Champ out for a walk yet. Sorry- It's all my fault that Champ lost a leg.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-10-05 00:00:00 Vivian Izer This is a good book with a good loving plot for man's best friend. After getting in a car crash this dog loses a leg and is not the award winning prize dog that it used to be. But when Riley's parents let him keep the dog, Riley ( a kid who is terrible at sports) starts playing catch with his dog and turns Riley into a fairly good baseball player. Riley's neighbor sees Riley and his dog playing fetch and recommends that they join the local dog show. After seeing what potential the dog has the original owner, the wealthiest lady in the town wants Champ back! Riley has to fight for his rights to keep the dog he truly loves. This book was written in 3rd person so it doesn't say I did this or I did that. I think this adds to my enjoyment of reading this book because it doesn't just show Riley's opinion it shows both sides of the story. The characters are pretty well made up by reading it I can see what the people look like. This book like many others, has a rich lady who thinks she can get everything she wants, a best friend who only wants to help the main character,and the neighbor who wants helps out. The writing quality of this book is pretty good for the recommended age group. The word choice was just good enough that I could understand everything the author was trying to say.