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Janey went back over to Lolli and told her what Kitty had said. “Now what?” Janey finished. “We have to figure out how to help that dog!”
    â€œYes, definitely,” Lolli agreed, looking worried. She glanced toward the playing field, where several kids were kicking a soccer ball around. “Adam’s over there. Let’s see if he has any ideas.”
    They called Adam over, showed him the dog’s picture, and told him what was going on. “Wow,” he said with a frown. “That’s messed up. How can anyone keep a dog that way?”

    â€œHave you ever seen this dog?” Janey asked him. “You know—while you’re out walking dogs and stuff?”
    â€œNo way.” Adam shook his head. “I’d definitely remember!”
    Janey bit her lip. Adam walked dogs all over town. “What if that dog isn’t even around here?” she wondered. “It could come from a town miles away. Then we’ll never find—hey, watch it!”
    Zach was zooming straight toward her on his skateboard. He stopped just in time to avoid crashing into her.
    â€œHey.” He grinned. “I didn’t scare you, did I? So how’s the blog business?”
    Janey didn’t answer. She wished Zachwould go away. But Lolli and Adam started telling him about the skinny dog.
    â€œâ€¦but we don’t know where the dog is, so they can’t help him,” Lolli finished.
    â€œNo problem.” Zach grabbed Janey’s tablet out of her hand. “I can find out who sent the photo. Then all you have to do is track him down and ask where he saw the dog.”
    â€œYou can?” Adam brightened. “How?”
    Zach was already typing on the keypad. “You need to have a verified name and address to post on the blog,” he mumbled as he worked. “It’s part of the kid-safe software.” He hit one more key. “Here you go—this is who sent that picture.”
    â€œVanessa Chaudhry,” Lolli read aloud. Her eyes widened. “Hey, she goes to this school!”
    Janey knew Vanessa, too. She was the best singer in the fifth grade—she always had solos in the school concerts. “The fifth graders should be coming out for recess while we’re on our way in,” Janey said. “Let’s try to talk to her then.”
    Vanessa looked startled when Janey and the others surrounded her a few minutes later. At first she tried to deny she’d taken the picture. But when Janey told her that the animal shelter couldn’t help the dog without more information, Vanessa bit her lip.
    â€œOh! I thought posting the picturewould be enough,” she said. “I really want someone to rescue that poor dog.”
    â€œThen tell us where he is!” Janey urged. “We won’t tell anyone you told us.”
    â€œOkay.” Vanessa described where she’d seen the dog. It was a rural area on the opposite side of town from Lolli’s farm. “I really hope you can help him,” Vanessa added as Ms. Tanaka headed over to shoo Janey and her classmates inside. “No dog should have to live like that.”

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    â€œThey got him!” Janey cried, bursting out of the school’s main office.
    It was the next afternoon. Mr. Wells had dismissed the class a few minutes earlier. Janey had run straight to the office so she could use the phone there to call the shelter.
    â€œHip hip hooray!” Lolli cheered, jumping up and down. “What did Kitty say?”
    â€œThe animal control officer went out yesterday and talked to the dog’s owners,” Janey said. She and Lolli wandered down the hall toward the school exit. “They agreed to give the dog to the shelter. He’s there now!”
    â€œWe should go see him!” Lolli grabbed Janey’s arm. “Let’s call home and see if our parents will let us walk over to the shelter.”
    They turned around and rushed