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she hit ENTER , the list was shorter, and there still didn’t seem to be any contests for books.
    “Andi was right,” Bruce said. “Pet Lovers Press was a onetime chance for her. They’re the only publisher looking for books by kids who write about animals, and it seems as if they’re going to keep switching subjects. Their next contest is going to be about cats, and then they’ll probably do hamsters and horses and goldfish. By the time they get back to dogs again, Andi will be too old to enter.”
    “We mustn’t give up hope,” Aunt Alice said, scrolling down the page. “Here’s one that looks interesting. It isn’t specifically for children, but it doesn’t exclude them either. Your parents gave you a video camera for Christmas. I assume you’ve been learning to use it. Have you mastered your craft yet?”
    “I’m pretty good,” Bruce told her. “I’m taking a video class as my eighth-grade elective and learning about editing and sound tracks and stuff like that.”
    He leaned in closer so he could read over her shoulder.
    STAR BURST STUDIOS’
DOGS IN ACTION
VIDEO CONTEST! Every dog has a story, and your pup pal is no exception. You may be the owner of the next canine superstar! Send us a fifteen-minutevideo based on the most dramatic event in the life of your family pooch, and maybe your talented tail-wagger will make it to Hollywood! The three top videos will be aired on national television, and the winner will be decided by votes from our viewers. The dog who stars in the winning video will be offered the opportunity to appear in commercials and movies produced by professional filmmakers. Entry must be accompanied by a signed consent form for each person who appears and/or is heard in the video submission. Only one entry per person or group will be accepted, and all entries must be received by April 30. The finalists will be announced on May 14.
    “I’ll print a copy of the entry form,” Aunt Alice said. “You’ll have to work fast to meet this deadline, but this sounds to me like a
Bobby Strikes Back
type of contest. Even though Andi changed some of the names and details, her story is based on a true event in Red Rover’s life.”
    “But it’s a contest for a video, not for a book,” Bruce said doubtfully.
    “Then Andi must turn her story into a screenplay,” said Aunt Alice.

CHAPTER FOUR
    “A video is
not
better than a book!” Andi protested. “
Nothing
is better than a book! You can hold a book in your hands and smell the pages and read it in the bathtub!”
    “Is that why you hog the bathroom for hours?” Bruce asked her. “How do you soap yourself if you’re busy sniffing pages?” He had expected Andi to be thrilled with this new proposal, and here she was, griping about it before they’d even discussed it. “It’s the story that matters, isn’t it? You want people to know about Bobby, and this way they won’t just read about him, they’ll see him. And
dogs
will see him. Dogs can’t read, but they can watch DVDs. You know how much Bully Bernstein enjoys movies.”
    Andi nodded, brightening a little. She would never forget her first glimpse of that overweight bulldog sprawled on the sofa in the Bernsteins’living room, watching
Lady and the Tramp.
Bully had been the subject of the lead story in the first edition of
The Bow-Wow News.
    “I guess you’re right,” she said. “Dogs probably would like a video. But how will we film it and where will we get the actors?”
    “My video camera will be perfect for this,” Bruce said. “I can do the editing in the photo lab at school. Tell me the plot of your book. How large a cast will we need?”
    “Well, there’s Bobby, the old basset hound,” Andi began. “He’s in love with Juliet, the poodle who lives next door. Bobby can’t visit her, because her cruel owner, Mr. Rinkle, has put up a big iron wall between the houses. One day Bobby gets out of his yard and runs down the alley and tries to get into Juliet’s