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Crimebiters! #2
It's a Doggy Dog World
Jimmy is sure that his dog Abby is special. After all, it was Abby who (with the help of Jimmy & friends) helped nab the criminal Barnaby Bratford and shut down Barnaby's babysitting service, a front for robbing the nice folks of Quietville. Jimmy's parents, on the other hand, are starting to feel like Abby is one destructive little dog (she chewed up Mom's entire shoe collection!) and they insist on enrolling Abby in obedience training. The only problem is that the longer Abby's in class, the more normal (read: boring) she becomes. Jimmy's superhero crime-fighting vampire dog is slowly becoming just like every other dog. She doesn't even sneak out at night anymore! At the same time Jimmy's friends (the Crimebiters) are realizing that there's just not very much crime to fight in their tiny town. But when Jimmy joins the lacrosse team & mysterious things start happening on and off the field, the Crimebiters realize that Abby better get back to her crime-fighting ways... and fast!
240 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2016
About the author
Tommy Greenwald
31 books184 followersTommy Greenwald's book GAME CHANGER has been named an Amazon Best Book Of The Month, a 2019 YALSA Top Ten Pick for Reluctant Readers, and a Junior Library Guild Premier Selection. Tommy is also the author of the CRIMEBITERS, CHARLIE JOE JACKSON and PROJECT Z series, among many other books for children.
Day-job-wise, Tommy is the Co-Founder of Spotco Advertising, an entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter of JOHN & JEN, an off-Broadway musical.
To read woefully outdated information about Tommy, visit tommygreenwald.com. (To send an email telling him how much you liked whatever book it was that you just read, holla at tommy@tommygreenwald.com.)
Day-job-wise, Tommy is the Co-Founder of Spotco Advertising, an entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter of JOHN & JEN, an off-Broadway musical.
To read woefully outdated information about Tommy, visit tommygreenwald.com. (To send an email telling him how much you liked whatever book it was that you just read, holla at tommy@tommygreenwald.com.)
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January 29, 2020
This rating is from Sean...he is loving reading this series with me!
June 22, 2018
I read this along with my 9-year-old as a part of her Summer reading. Each day we read a few chapters and then she took a quiz on what she read. I enjoyed this book as much as she did. It was a great children's mystery.
December 8, 2024
Jimmy loves his dog, Abby, despite the damage she does to his Mom's shoes and his families yard. His Mom and Dad tell him he must take her to obedience school. Jimmy agrees only to save her from being returned to the shelter where they got her. The lead of the class is from the dog shelter and he has goals of tricks and commands for this course. Abby takes a liking to a St. Bernard in the class as they are both rambunctious and silly. Jimmy is frustrated by the changes he sees in Abby after a short time and worries her crime solving skills will be lost as she appears more docile and calm. The obedience class is not the only thing distracting Jimmy. His friend in his group (who was not a friend in the last book) plays lacrosse and convinces Jimmy to join the team. Surprisingly Jimmy is a good goalie and begins to have conflicts with his group over time spent at practice and games. When Jimmy approaches the club members about the weird accidents at his lacrosse practices and games, the group bands together to solve yet another mystery. This story is definitely relationship driven and the characters are believable throughout the book. I found myself laughing and connected to the characters and loved the way Greenwald closes with an Epilogue for the characters. I believe my students will appreciate that as well.
July 23, 2017
Eleven-year-old Jimmy Bishop is proud of his Crimebiters gang because it gives him something to do, but also because its members are his friends. But when he ends up joining the lacrosse team to impress Daisy Flowers--and he actually turns out to be a pretty good goalie--he finds himself with little time to spend with his friends. Not only does he feel a little bit embarrassed by the group, but he starts to feel as though the others aren't taking it seriously either. While he's attending obedience school to help Abby, his beloved dog, rein in her impulsive behavior, he's also curious as to why so many of his teammates are getting injured on the field. Readers will enjoy watching how the author ties all the threads of this story together while reminding them that winning at all costs is not a very good thing, something of which even adults and coaches sometimes lose sight. Despite some of the anxiety suffered by the book's narrator, there are plenty of passages that will make readers smile and laugh. I'm still wondering about Abby and her behavioral changes. Tommy Greenwald is so adept at creating characters that remind readers of themselves and others and then putting them into situations that test them in various ways. This title works well as a good read aloud choice.
November 29, 2017
I liked the book, "It's a Doggy Dog World (Crimebiters #2) by Tommy Greenwald because it has a lot of humor and mystery. I also liked the book because it's in Jimmy's point of view. The characters in this book are Jimmy, Irwin, Daisy, Baxter, Dad, Mom, and Abby. In the beginning of the book, Jimmy and the Crimebiters hold a meeting where they report if they have seen a crime around Quietville. I liked this part because they were talking about what crimes they have seen so they can stop them. In the middle of the book, Abby has been taken to an obedience class because she chewed up Mom's shoes. I liked this part because this means that Abby will start behaving better and be a good dog. In the end of the book, they solve a crime that would've hurt many other people if it wasn't stopped. I liked this part of the book because they solved a crime that would've injured people.
February 15, 2017
A pleasant and simple story. An interesting point of view, once more, on the shift in relations and social behavior that often occurs at the main character's age. A good portrait of friendship and unstable landmarks. The humorous tone, sometimes sweet, sometimes on the verge of cynicism, makes the narrative a little lighter, although connection with the main character (and his problems) is purposefully central. On a less positive note, characters are short of stereotyped at times. If you can guess who the "bad guy" is in this story, I won't buy you lunch. Except if you really insist.
August 4, 2017
Reviewed by Hannah Hom for San Diego Book Review
This book is about a dog named Abby and she misbehaves a lot, so Jimmy Bishop’s parents enrolled her in obedience school! Now Abby is acting like any other boring dog, instead of the crime fighter that she is. Now the gang has to bring Abby back to her old self, and fast!
You can read this entire review and others like it at San Diego Book Review.
This book is about a dog named Abby and she misbehaves a lot, so Jimmy Bishop’s parents enrolled her in obedience school! Now Abby is acting like any other boring dog, instead of the crime fighter that she is. Now the gang has to bring Abby back to her old self, and fast!
You can read this entire review and others like it at San Diego Book Review.
July 20, 2017
I read the first chapter and that was quite enough. They tied the girl in the group to a tree - which was weird and disturbing. The of the dialogue was very boring so far. I would skip this one. Not recommended.
July 13, 2018
I did not care as much for this book as I did for the first. It was hard to concentrate on the plot line. It seemed like it built up strange events, but I wasn't following what the problem was that I needed to focus on so I couldn't predict the solution
February 27, 2024
I liked this book, it's a pretty fast read. I like how the dog and the boy just bond. It reminds me of me and my dog. I also feel like the dog represents real dogs, cause dogs are generally good at pointing out bad people. I also recommend reading the second.
July 10, 2017
Best series ever!
August 11, 2017
This had a lot about lacrosse games which my daughter didn't care much about, but the parts with the dog where still great. Still a very enjoyable, goofy read.
July 3, 2018
Pretty good. I don't believe that it is bad to have a well-trained dog, but I wouldn't want a dog to lose their entire personality.
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February 19, 2021it was a good book that I had a lot of fun reading and that I would read again and that I recommend you to read to
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October 27, 2021it was a really good book and easy to read
October 12, 2022
Choose this because I thought it would be funny and cute. It was.
January 9, 2018
I like these facts.
March 2, 2017
It was a great book. I just wished it had more action from the championship game, even though there was plenty.
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February 13, 2017
Even better than the first book. Likable characters, a bit of a mystery, and lots of silliness. Good for middle readers. A quick read.
December 12, 2016
Crime biters by Tommy Greenwald Is a hilarious book. It is about a boy named Jimmy who thinks his dog is a vampire. Lately he's been chewing up his mothers shoes so he goes to a doggy training school He wont bite anybody, so they cant catch criminals. That's a problem. I really enjoyed this book and i hope you do. Recommended to kids in 3-5 grade.
April 21, 2024
Not a bad pre-teen book. I read it from my kids' shelf to fill on between books. The "crime" part develops way too slowly in this book compared to the first and Abby is less of a focus. Not that I expect classic literature, but it just didn't have the feel or better story of the first book. Your kids will like it though.
December 7, 2016
I think that this book is a really cute book. A boy named Jimmy, thinks that he has a crime fighting vampire dog-(And it really is true.) but, he has noticed, that his dog has been acting strange because of obedience class.
October 20, 2016
I bought this at the book fair. Cute story with a good theme.
January 16, 2017
Enjoyed reading another story with this lovable set of kids.
I know the readers at my library love series so hoping there will be a few more titles to have this as a series option.
I know the readers at my library love series so hoping there will be a few more titles to have this as a series option.
January 28, 2017
It made me a little upset because Abby turned into a well behaved dog
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May 7, 2017OM GOSH the is such a great beginning
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