One Dog and His Boy

One Dog and His Boy by Ibbotson, Eva. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780545484411.

Award-winning author Eva Ibbotsons 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 Hals 10th birthday, the unbelievable happens. Hes 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 hes 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 theyll 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.