CHASE PB – LINWOOD BARCLAY

Get ready to run . . . an edge-of-your-seat thriller with bite from international bestselling author Linwood Barclay, in his first novel for 9-12 year olds. Chipper is a very special dog. As part of a top-secret, multi-million dollar experiment to create the ultimate canine spy technology, Chipper s whole life has been spent within the walls of a secret organization known only as The Institute. Chipper is supposed to be more machine than mutt, but something s wrong and The Institute knows it. He s about to be terminated. Across the state, twelve-year-old orphan Jeff Conway is working all hours at his aunt Flo s lakeside cabin business. He misses his parents, his old life, and the dog he had to leave behind. When Chipper escapes and his and Jeff s paths collide, dog and boy find themselves tangled up in the most dangerous game of chase imaginable… Winner of the Arthur Ellis award for Best Kid s Crime Novel Danger, secrets and thrilling suspense in Linwood Barclay s action-packed first novel for children.