The Novel Neighbor - Adoption Event
Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko | DogtownThursday September 28th, 2023 @ 2:00PM - 3:30 PM
Join us for a signing with Newbery Medal authors, Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko. Please note this event is a signing only and there will be no formal presentation.
Books will be available for purchase on-site. Individuals are welcome to bring books from home!
Next Door Space @ The Novel Neighbor
7905 Big Bend Blvd
Webster Groves, MO 63119
The signing will take place from 2:00PM-3:30PM.
In the spirit of the book, we are delighted to announce that special guests (aka puppies!) from Stray Rescue STL will be joining us! Stray Rescue will be set-up outside the store during the event with dogs available for adoption! Precautions will be in place for anyone with an allergy to our furry friends. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
About the book
From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and with illustrations from Wallace West, Dogtown is at once an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure, sure to find a forever home in readers’ hearts.
Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.
Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town.
Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home.
And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves.
When Chance and Metal Head embark on an adventure to find their forever homes, there is danger, cheese sandwiches, a charging station, and some unexpected kindnesses along the way.
About the authors
Books will be available for purchase on-site. Individuals are welcome to bring books from home!
Next Door Space @ The Novel Neighbor
7905 Big Bend Blvd
Webster Groves, MO 63119
The signing will take place from 2:00PM-3:30PM.
In the spirit of the book, we are delighted to announce that special guests (aka puppies!) from Stray Rescue STL will be joining us! Stray Rescue will be set-up outside the store during the event with dogs available for adoption! Precautions will be in place for anyone with an allergy to our furry friends. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
About the book
From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and with illustrations from Wallace West, Dogtown is at once an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure, sure to find a forever home in readers’ hearts.
Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.
Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town.
Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home.
And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves.
When Chance and Metal Head embark on an adventure to find their forever homes, there is danger, cheese sandwiches, a charging station, and some unexpected kindnesses along the way.
About the authors
Katherine Applegate is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of beloved and award-winning books for young readers, including Odder, Home of the Brave, Crenshaw, Wishtree, Willodeen, and The One and Only Ivan, for which she won the Newbery Medal. She is also the author of the Animorphs series, and a beginning reader series, Doggo and Pupper, illustrated by Charlie Alder. Katherine Applegate lives in Southern California with her family.
Gennifer Choldenko’s best known Tales from Alcatraz series has been called “A cornerstone series in contemporary children’s literature.” Al Capone Does My Shirts—the first book in the series—was a Newbery Honor Book and the recipient of twenty other awards. All four books in the series were Junior Library Guild selections and garnered many starred reviews. Gennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her loyal husband and naughty dog.
Event Properties
| Event Date | 09/28/2023 2:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 09/28/2023 4:00 pm |
| Location | The Novel Neighbor |