Book of the month for children – February 2008
'Born to run' by Michael Morpurgo
When Patrick saves a litter of greyhound puppies from the canal, he can't bear to hand them all over to the RSPCA and pleads with his parents to keep one of them. Patrick christens his puppy Best Mate, and that's what he becomes.
Then one day Best Mate is kidnapped by a greyhound trainer and begins a new life as a champion race dog. Suzie – the greyhound trainer's step-daughter – loves Best Mate on first sight and gives him a new name, Bright Eyes. But what will happen when he can't run any more?
A heart-warming – and sometimes heart-rending – story of a greyhound and his relationship with three different owners. It raises serious issues about our responsibilities to animals and the fate of greyhounds when racing days are over.
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