Guinea Dog By: Isaac Thompson Summary • This book is about a boy named Rufus who’s desire is to have a dog. Unfortunately his mom wants him to think outside the box. Then one day his mom came home from work, with a guinea pig. Rufus thought the guinea pig was creepy but Fido ( the name of the guinea pig) loved Rufus and would do whatever it could take to have him as Rufus’s pet. • Read the book to find out more!=) Characters • • • • • • Rufus Fido (the guinea pig) Dmitiri (Rufus’s worst friend) Raquel (Rufus’s mom) Art (Rufus’s dad) Lurena ( the girl who wants to buy the guinea pig) • Murphy (Rufus’s best friend) About the Author • The author of this book is Patrick Jennings. He is the author of many other books like Faith and Electric Dogs, The Beastly Arms and We Can’t All be Rattlesnakes. He lives with his family in Washington state.