From Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars comes a sweet, entertaining story that will touch the heart of dog lovers at any age. A tornado appears in the distance, and Pete, the farmhand, gathers everyone into the storm cellar. While they wait for the storm to pass, he tells the family about a tornado that struck when he was a boya twister that blew in a doghouse, complete with a dog inside!Pete tells everyone how he soon learned that this dog, whom he named Tornado, was no ordinary doghe played card tricks, once saved a turtle's life, and had a life-long rivalry with the family cat. By the time Pete tells all of Tornado's remarkabe stories, the storm has passed, and Tornado's antics have entertained another family of farmers.

 

This book is part of a book series called Trophy Chapter Books .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2016 by HarperCollins .

Betsy Byars is the author of many award-winning books for children, including The Summer of the Swans, a Newbery Medal winner. The Pinballs was an ALA Notable Book. She is also the author of Goodbye, Chicken Little; The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish; and the popular Golly Sisters trilogy.