Nothing Wrong With a Three-Legged Dog

Nothing Wrong With a Three-Legged Dog by McNamee, Graham. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780385327558.

A heartwarming middle-grade novel about friendship, family, and dogs. Keath and his best friend Lynda are in the fourth grade. Some kids call Lynda "Zebra," because her mothers black and her fathers white. And Keath is Whitey. Hes vanilla in a chocolate school where Toothpick, a bully, has it in for him. Lynda and Keath both love dogs. When Keath grows up, he wants to be a golden retriever. Dogs dont care about what color is the right one. Dogs dont hate anybody. Their favorite dog is Leftovers, Lyndas three-legged beagle. When he got hurt, his first owners gave up on him, but Lynda and Keath turn him into a winner, a pooch that shows Keath that sometimes its good to stand out, to be special, and that even when you look different, there are ways to fit in.