One Dog and His Boy
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When lonely, ten-year-old Hal learns that his wealthy but neglectful parents only rented Fleck, the dog he always wanted, he and new friend Pippa take Fleck and four other dogs from the rental agency on a trek from London to Scotland, where Hal's grandparents live.
When ten-year-old Hal learns that his wealthy but neglectful parents only rented Fleck, the dog he always wanted, he and new friend Pippa take Fleck and four other dogs from the rental agency on a trek from London to Scotland, where Hal's grandpa lives.
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Maybe it's just cause I'm not a dog person but I didn't love this the way I usually love Ibbotson's works. Still, an engaging and readable adventure.
Oh, I should have trusted Eva!
It starts absolutely abominably. A little boy wants nothing but a dog, but his parents will give him anything but a dog. They are being really beastly about it. They give him a dog for his birthday, but then they take it back, because it was just hired for a weekend. The boy and the dog are miserable, until they meet again, and realize that in spite of everything they have been told, they love each other. So, the boy runs away from home and steals back his dog, and goes to his grandparents who understand little boys and dogs. It has a really happy ending, and it made me cry :-)
The parents are as bad as one would think. They learn and get better.