Update on "My Dog Skip"...

I read about half of "My Dog Skip" yesterday and found that although it's a super cute and pull-on-your-heartstrings-if-you're-a-dog-owner story, it's probably a bit much for fifth graders. The vocab would be very challenging for fifth graders to take in... As in vocab overload! It's probably a step or two above the vocabulary level of "Tuck Everlasting," which is pretty challenging. Also, the memoir capture hundreds of memories with Skip, so I'm thinking that it would make a fun read aloud for periods of anywhere from 3-10 minutes when transitioning or when we just need a break and a laugh. I'm going to finish it, but I remain on the hunt for another nonfiction book to read as an entire class and to base a unit on.