Barkley's School for Dogs

Series · 10 books · 2001-2003

By Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

Books in series

Playground Bully

2001

When Jack's human, Maggie, drops him off at his new dog school, Jack is introduced to the dogs of Barkley's. It isn't easy being the new pup at school, especially when jack chooses one of the bully's toys to chew on and befriends a cat. Though Jack fancies himself to be a Wonder Dog, he comes to realize that the truest special power is friendship.Author Biography: Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey are the authors of the series The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, The Bailey City Monsters and Triplet Trouble. Now they lend their talent to the adorable antics of the canine characters of Barkley's School for Dogs.

Puppy Trouble

2001

When Jack arrives at Barkley's School for Dogs, he notices trouble brewing when a puppy named Bubba begins hanging around with Sweetcakes who begins teaching Bubba mean tricks.

Top Dog

2001

When the pupils at Barkley's School for Dogs get the chance to star in a dogfood commercial, Jack would do anything for the part, but it is canine bully Sweetcakes who gets the role, until Jack discovers the offer is not quite what it seems.

Ghost Dog

2001

When chew toys start to disappear and doggie treats are missing from the schoolyard, the Barkley dogs are suspicious. Could it be Sweetcakes, the bully Doberman, playing her old tricks? Jack learns that the true culprit may have to do with an old legend of a ghost dog...

Snow Day

2001

A snowstorm gives Barkley's School an unexpected snow day, and the dogs have never had so much fun playing. But when one of the dogs is caught in the blizzard, Jack and his friends will have to work together to save the day.

Buried Treasure

2002

Woodrow tells the canine classmates about a treasure-digging dog who used to attend Barkley's School. Jack is sure there must be treasure in the yard He and his friends search for doggie-treat treasure and learn a lesson about teamwork along the way.

Blue-Ribbon Blues

2002

All the dogs' humans are invited to watch the Barkley's School blue-ribbon competition. Jack is determined to make his human, Maggie, proud. But sneaky Sweetcakes has other plans for the winner.

Santa Dog

2002

When the dogs meet Jingles, a white Eskimo dog who smells like peppermint and talks about the magic of Christmas, they are convinced that his owner must be Santa Claus.

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Puppy Love

2002

The local vet is hanging around Barkley School, and the dogs aren't too thrilled. Blondie thinks that the doc is there to see Fred—it's more than puppy love for those two humans But when Tazz gets hurt, having a doctor nearby is the best thing for all the dogs at Barkley.

#12

Puppies on Parade

2003

The Barkley's School for Dogs will be marching in the town's 100th anniversary parade...and so will another neighborhood canine school, Howl's Dog City. Jack and his friends are set on outshining their rivals. But having fun and getting along beats competition, paws down!

Authors

Debbie Dadey

Author · 129 books

Debbie Dadey is the author and co-author of 162 books for children, including the Mermaid Tales series from Simon and Schuster and the beloved Adventures of The Bailey School Kids from Scholastic. Ms. Dadey is a former teacher and librarian. Please like her at Facebook.com/debbiedadey.

Marcia Thornton Jones

Author · 45 books

Marcia Thornton Jones has published 131 books for children with sales totaling more than 43 million copies world-wide. Her works include CHAMP (mid-grade novel), RATFINK (mid-grade novel), GODZILLA ATE MY HOMEWORK (chapter book), THE TALE OF JACK FROST (picture book) and LEPRECHAUN ON THE LOOSE (picture book). She is the co-author of seven popular series including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Keyholders, Ghostville Elementary, The Bailey School Kids Jr. Chapter Books, Triplet Trouble, Bailey City Monsters, and The Barkley School for Dogs. Marcia has been listed as a top 100 author by the Educational Paperback Association and selected for the Children’s Top 100 Books list by the National Education Association, International Reading Associations Children’s Choice Award. Marcia's books have received many honors and have appeared on on the Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers lists, Marcia, a full time writer living in Lexington, Kentucky enjoys presenting at schools and conferences. As a veteran teacher with more than 20 years of experience, she easily relates the importance of writing to students of all ages.