thebrittanybrigade: 41booksin2016:2016 Book #22: Pick of the Litter by Bill Wallace One day I was
thebrittanybrigade: 41booksin2016: 2016 Book #22: Pick of the Litter by Bill Wallace One day I was out in my backyard with my dog when this cute little red headed girl walks up to and starts talking to me and Bingley. She asks a hundred questions (as 8-year-olds are prone to do), and played with Bingley through the fence. At one point she asks, “Is he a Brittany?” Well this got my attention, because no one gets his breed right. Brittanys are just rare enough that people always mistake them for something else - springer spaniels, cocker spaniels, australian shepherds, etc. So I was impressed. Then she went on to tell me she was reading a book at school about a Brittany puppy, had I read it? It’s really good and it’s all about doing the right thing. Well of course I took note of the title and researched it as soon as I got back inside and was thrilled when I found a copy at my local Half Price Books. Anyway, that was all years ago and I just now picked it up to read it. And I’m glad I did. It was super cute and my little neighbor girl’s summary was pretty spot-on. It is all about doing the right thing. Tom spends his summer helping out his grandfather, a dog breeder, at his kennel. They care for and train dogs all summer long and Tom falls in love with one Brittany puppy that is promised to someone else. So he is faced with an internal struggle with keeping that puppy vs. honoring his grandfather’s promise. Oh and Tom also goes on vacation to Six Flags and meets a girl and they fall in love. All-in-all it was a fun, quick read. And it reminded me of the happy time when we brought Bingley home from the breeder and trained him. (Reading Challenge category: A book recommended by someone you just met) I read this book back before we got Sierra (this was a few years after our original Brittany died so I was around… 7?) and it’s such a good read! I read tons of books from this author and they were some of my favorite in elementary school. -- source link