# Childhood Book ID Help

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-book-id-help/563043>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 5, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-book-id-help/563043 "2010-12-05T17:37:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-book-id-help/563043/1 "2010-12-05T17:37:09Z")

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Ok, I read this book as a child but when I think about it now, the parts I remember make very little sense. Maybe someone can help me remember the title. It was not a picture book - it definitely had chapters. It might have been “intermediate” or “YA”.

The parts I remember:  
-Main character is a girl maybe 10-14 who has a little dog  
-Little dog has a limp because when Dog was a puppy, Girl lost her temper and swatted him with a broom  
-At some point there’s a kindly veterinarian who fixes Dog.  
-Girl’s family is very poor – at some point she finds $5 on the street and its a big deal. Maybe she meets a friend who is considerably more well off? (not sure about that last part)

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-book-id-help/563043/2 "2010-12-06T00:48:29Z")

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Small bump to add, I think there were a few black & white or maybe sepia drawings, like a small illustration at the start of each chapter.

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-book-id-help/563043/3 "2010-12-06T18:25:51Z")

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I stumped the SDMB. I should be happy, but I’m sad.

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childhood-book-id-help/563043/4 "2010-12-06T18:33:05Z")

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**Hello Again** , try the folks at [loganberrybooks.com](http://loganberrybooks.com). There’s a small fee, but I’ll bet you’ll meet with success.