- Library Binding: 249 pages
- Publisher: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers (13 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 038590374X
- ISBN-13: 978-0385903745
- Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 2.2 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,218,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Tim is followed home by a dog on the street, he's determined to find out who the friendly stray belongs to. But with a little investigating, Tim discovers that Grk's owners don't live in his town, or even in his country. Max and Natascha Raffifi, Grk's owners, have been kidnapped with their ambassador parents by the evil Colonel Zinfandel and taken to a prison in Eastern Europe! Tim knows he's about to undertake a mission his parents wouldn't exactly approve of. He sneaks out of the house in the middle of the night with Grk, catches a taxi to the airport, then hops a plane to Stanislavia. Together he and Grk will have to break into a high-security prison, pilot a helicopter, and make a nail-biting run for the border in this high-octane, international adventure.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anyone whose child is just a bit too young for Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider series, or who is looking for another spy story should buy this. It is really funny, well-written and gripping, with an awareness of evil that makes the jokes sharper.
Tim is a lonely latch-key boy whose parents are too busy getting rich to play with him or allow him a pet or a sibling. Consequently, he spends all his free time playing computer games. One day, he finds a small black-and white dog, Grk, which escaped when his owners the Stanlislavian ambassador's family, got arrested by henchmen of the vile dictator, Colonel Zinfandel. Despite punishments and admonitions, Tim not only feed the forlorn Grk but becomes determined to return him to his rightful owners - even though they are thousands of miles away, imprisoned for life as traitors in a grim high-security prison.
How Tim manages this is related with great charm and wit. Like Eric Linklater's classic, The Wind on the Moon, it simmers with anger at the way bullies torture and hurt the innocent. Max and Natascha's parents are murdered, and although the three children and Grk escape to safety this is a bold stroke which succeeds even if you never quite believe a child could fly a helicopter after playing a computer simulation game. Perfect for 7-10 year olds, although you'd probably best avoid it if they want a dog, because Grk is so thoroughly adorable.
Tim is a lonely latch-key boy whose parents are too busy getting rich to play with him or allow him a pet or a sibling. Consequently, he spends all his free time playing computer games. One day, he finds a small black-and white dog, Grk, which escaped when his owners the Stanlislavian ambassador's family, got arrested by henchmen of the vile dictator, Colonel Zinfandel. Despite punishments and admonitions, Tim not only feed the forlorn Grk but becomes determined to return him to his rightful owners - even though they are thousands of miles away, imprisoned for life as traitors in a grim high-security prison.
How Tim manages this is related with great charm and wit. Like Eric Linklater's classic, The Wind on the Moon, it simmers with anger at the way bullies torture and hurt the innocent. Max and Natascha's parents are murdered, and although the three children and Grk escape to safety this is a bold stroke which succeeds even if you never quite believe a child could fly a helicopter after playing a computer simulation game. Perfect for 7-10 year olds, although you'd probably best avoid it if they want a dog, because Grk is so thoroughly adorable.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fantastic book. I gave this book to my 10 year old son and he loved it. It is a story about a boy called Timothy Malt who finds a dog, and gets involved in a fantastic adventure. The book is brilliantly written, gripping the reader from start to finish. The story is charming, witty and serious in equal measures, but always thoroughly entertaining. The book is 230 pages long so kids dont get bogged down with it, an exellent book to read before moving on to longer Harry Potter or Alex Rider type books.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At first I hated reading, but since I've read this series (after my Grandad bought me the first two books) its like I'm a born again reader.There are two main characters- Tim (a boy), and Grk (a dog). Tim is a very good thinker but Grk usually does most of the thinking.The story starts in Stanislavia- a small country near Russia."Grk" means very brave, very generous, and a little bit foolish all at the same time, in the Stanislavian language. Tim never gives up, no matter how bad the situation is. The imagination and excitement in the story are incredible.The story takes you traveling around the world and you can learn alot from it. You don't need planes or tickets all you need is a Grk book!
People say an age range of 7-10 for these books but I say 0-1000! (I'm 11)
Warning:you cannot put this book down!
People say an age range of 7-10 for these books but I say 0-1000! (I'm 11)
Warning:you cannot put this book down!
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review of a dog called grk
Grk is an amazing book where this boy called Tim (Timothy Malt) goes on a big adventure.My favourite character is Colonel Zinfandel cos it's the name of a wine. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Frosty
The Adventures begins!!!!!!!!! (Louis, aged 7)
I really liked A Dog Called Grk as Tim goes on an adventure to a foreign country called Stanislavia to return a dog called Grk to it's owners, Max, and Natascha. Read more
Published on 28 April 2010
Stick to Eva Ibbotson
Yes, there's adventure. Yes, it's reflective of our times. But its arch tone, and patronizing adult commentary make this a poor choice in the adventure/treachery/spy books for the... Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2008 by Anne M. Letain
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