One Dog and His Boy - Softcover

Ibbotson, Eva

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0545484413 ISBN 13: 9780545484411

Publisher: Scholastic Pr, 2014

Synopsis

Award-winning author Eva Ibbotson's tale of a boy and dog who were meant to be together -- now in paperback.

All Hal had ever wanted was a dog. "Never!" cries his mother. "Think of the mess, the scratch-marks, the puddles on the floor." But on the morning of Hal's 10th birthday, the unbelievable happens. He's allowed to choose a dog at Easy Pets, a rent-a-pet agency (a fact his parents keep from him). The moment he sees the odd-looking terrier, he knows he's found a friend for life. But no one tells Hal that Fleck must be returned. When Hal wakes up on Monday morning, Fleck is gone. If dog and boy are to stay together they'll have to run away. . . .
From the renowned Eva Ibbotson comes a tale laced with humor and brimming over with heart, stunning in its beauty of the love of all things dog.

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Review:

Praise for ONE DOG AND HIS BOY
"This satisfying novel combines humor with heart to great effect-a lovely parting gift from the masterful storyteller." -- School Library Journal
"Ibbotson's final book is a story with the heart of Lassie and the satirical bite of Roald Dahl . . . as funny as it is satisfying." --Booklist

Praise for ONE DOG AND HIS BOY
"This satisfying novel combines humor with heart to great effect-a lovely parting gift from the masterful storyteller." -- School Library Journal
"Ibbotson's final book is a story with the heart of Lassie and the satirical bite of Roald Dahl . . . as funny as it is satisfying." --Booklist

About the Author:

Eva was the author of twenty novels for children and adults. Her first was published in 1975, and her last is the joyous ONE DOG AND HIS BOY. Eva's books have been shortlisted for every major children's literary prize in the UK, and JOURNEY TO THE RIVER SEA won the Gold Smarties Award in 2001.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Pr
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0545484413
• ISBN 13: 9780545484411
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282