From the first dog he ever owned to the dog that saved him from freezing to death in an ice-covered pond, Paulsen tells hilarious, sometimes sad stories about the dogs he's known.
Although terrified of dogs, nine-year-old Sara forces herself to face a Labrador retriever and a Dalmatian when she must help her next-door neighbor, who has fallen and broken her leg.
Set in a 1912 Newfoundland fishing village, this is old-fashioned in all the best ways: a page-turning plot; a likable heroine facing tough choices with courage and humor; loving, principled parents; and a great dog, in both size and heart.
My childhood library was small enough not to be intimidating. And yet I felt the whole world was contained in those two rooms. I could walk any aisle and smell wisdom.
