The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog

When Trevor’s mum offers him cash to walk the dog during the holidays, Trevor’s chuffed. Easy money! But Streaker is no ordinary dog. She’s a rocket on four legs with a woof attached! She doesn’t do walking – only racing, with poor Trevor flying behind her on the end of her lead. So when horrid Charlie Smugg bets Trevor that he can’t train Streaker by the end of the holidays, can Trevor win the bet? The race is on…

  • A runaway adventure full of madcap chuckles
  • Winner of the prestigious Children’s Book Award
  • By the author of My Brother’s Famous Bottom
  • Classic fun from a best-loved king of comedy

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    A fast and thrilling book about Trevor and his dog Streaker! Gripping, and hilarious!

    9 March 2013

  • loved it

    28 December 2012

  • very good

    3 March 2012

  • My favourite bit was the end when Tina told Trevor that she’s his girl friend and Trevor was dumbfounded and it was the first time he ran faster then streaker also Trevor is trying to train his dog but it doesn’t work until streaker’s bum was jammed in a washing machine but don’t worry it wasn’t on so she wasn’t tumbled over and over

    19 February 2012

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    Jeremy Strong

    At the age of three, Jeremy Strong fell out of a first floor window and landed on his head. He was in hospital for a week with a broken arm and a headache. Luckily he recovered, and today he is one of the UK’s favourite children’s authors!

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    Jeremy has won lots of awards including the very first Manchester Book Award for Stuff, and the Children’s Book Award for The Hundred Mile An Hour Dog in 1997.

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