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When Buddy's family finds her a home since they are moving to an apartment and can't have a dog, she misses her boy a great deal. To add to her misery, her new owner seems to know little about how to take care of a dog. Buddy digs a hole under the fence that surrounds the yard, and ends up hanging out on the street. But there's another boy in her small town, a boy named Mark, who is desperately seeking an animal companion, and Buddy just might fill the bill. This heart-tugging story describes th
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All Mark wanted was a Dog, but his Mom wouldn’t let him have one, even though most of his friends did. Buddy is a dog that is well cared for, but once his family moves into a city apartment they can’t have a dog anymore, so they give the dog away to a lady who has no idea how to care for a dog. Finally, Mark gets the courage to ask the city council for a dog park, and Buddy escapes from the old lady who doesn’t play with him. Oddly enough, when Mark goes to give a speech before the City Council,
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Beautifully written story of a dog named Buddy who is given away when his owners move to an apartment. Buddy's new owner is nice enough, but does not know what to do with a dog. As a result, Buddy becomes unhappy, eats less and less, then runs away. Meanwhile, a boy named Mark wants a dog more than anything else, but mom always says no. A third part of the story is an older man named Charles LaRue who has spent his life taking care of an elderly woman. She passed away. left the house to LaRue, a
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If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would. Beautifully written! Although this is an overused word, this is definitely a sweet book. But beware, if your child reads this book, he/she will probably ask for a dog.
A sweet book. Not horribly complex, but sweet nonetheless. And that's okay.
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This is such a sweet and simple novel in verse about loss, longing and love.
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