This birthday was getting a little bit better. Brady took a big breath. If he tiptoed, he could sneak outside without anyone noticing. He turned to leave the room. A low growl sent prickles up his spine. In the shadowy hallway, a pair of white fangs gleamed. Grit was blocking the doorway. Brady is a dreadful card player and he doesn't like dogs. His mother has moved him across the country to be near to his grandfather who insists on playing (and winning) endless games of Crazy Eights and whose ornery, ancient dog makes Brady's life miserable. Abra, next door, is nice to him, but she dresses like a witch and she's a girl. The only way that Brady can see to make real friends in his new home is to enter the upcoming dog show, but how is he going to do that without a dog? Becky Citra lives in a tiny community called Bridge Lake in British Columbia. She is the author of the Max and Ellie series - Ellie's New Home, The Freezing Moon and Danger at The Landings (Orca) - pioneer stories set in the nineteenth century. Becky writes with humor and insight whether she is writing about past or present. Unlike her character, Brady, in Dog Days she has no trouble getting along with animals. After all, she has six horses, a dog and a cat to look after