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Patty Dillman of Hot Dog Fame

Susan Wojciechowski (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesPatty Dillman #2
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.0
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Class StrugglePoverty

Positive tags

Coming of AgeFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryHealing ArcHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Athlete

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineWorking-Class Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterFound Family

Themes

Coming of AgeEmpathySocial ResponsibilityService and CompassionClass AwarenessTrue Connection vs Superficial Attraction

Synopsis

Eighth-grader Patty becomes deeply involved in working at a shelter for the homeless, where she gains a new friend who is far more sensitive than the football player to whom she thought she had lost her heart.

Is Patty Dillman of Hot Dog Fame appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A heartwarming middle grade story about an eighth-grader discovering the value of service and meaningful friendship while volunteering at a homeless shelter. Clean content with positive messages about empathy and social awareness.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include class struggle and poverty.

Who'll love this

Patty discovers that helping others at a homeless shelter leads her to real friendship and helps her understand what truly matters in relationships.

Tags

Contemporary FictionSocial IssuesRealistic Fiction