The blurb:
The story begins with a little boy's dream. Janet Elder's son, Michael, for years begged for a dog. At one point, when he was about seven years old, there was even a PowerPoint plea entitled "My Dog." Janet almost caved, but then she thought about their tiny apartment, her and her husband's demanding jobs, and their need to get away. As much as she hated having a heartbroken boy on her hands, she remained steadfast: no dog. What does make her reconsider her long-standing position on a family dog is a breast cancer diagnosis.
Worried about the toll the illness would take on eleven-year-old Michael and her husband, Rich, Janet decides the anticipation and excitement over the arrival of a new puppy would be the perfect antidote to the strain on the family of months of treatments.
A few months later, the family ventures south to attend the Yankee's spring training and enjoy a much-needed vacation, leaving Huck for the first time with Janet's sister in Ramsey, New Jersey. Barely twenty-four hours into their trip, Janet gets a phone call that Huck has slipped through the backyard fence and run away. Brokenhearted and frantic, the family races home to begin a search for little Huck, who faces the threat of coyotes, raccoons, swamps, rain, freezing temperatures, and fast cars. Moved by the family's plight, strangers -- from schoolchildren to the police lieutenant -- join the search. But, as the days pass, finding a small puppy in a densely wooded area porves to be an incredible test of faith and determination.
Touching and warmhearted, Huck
Review:
Even though the plot is clear from the start, Huck
Janet tells a good story and I found that I liked her son very much. How could you not warm to Michael when he so clearly loves his dog? The hunt for Huck is full of tense moments, near misses, and heartwarming moments. Huck
ISBN-10: 0767931343 - Hardcover $23.99
Publisher: Broadway (September 28, 2010), 304 pages.
Review copy provided by the publisher.
About the Author:
Janet Elder is a senior editor at The New York Times.
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