Everything for a Dog
Written by Ann M. Martin
Narrated by David Pittu
4/5
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About this audiobook
Bone is a stray dog, all alone in the world, looking for a safe place to call home. Charlie is devastated by the death of his older brother, but at least he has his brother's dog to comfort him. All Henry wants is a dog of his own, and even when his best friend moves away, his parents still won't let him have one. Bone, Charlie, and Henry don't know each other, but their lives are about to connect in a very surprising way. Because dogs, and dog lovers, have a way of finding each other . . .
Ann M. Martin
Ann M. Martin grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. After attending Smith College, where she studied education and psychology, she became a teacher at a small elementary school in Connecticut. Martin also worked as an editor of children’s books before she began writing full time. Martin is best known for the Baby-Sitters Club series, which has sold over one hundred seventy million copies. Her novel A Corner of the Universe won a Newbery Honor in 2003. In 1990, she cofounded the Lisa Libraries, which donates new children’s books to organizations in underserved areas. Martin lives in upstate New York with her three cats.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Scribd: I am not interested in a book written for children.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The story is told from three different viewpoints:Bone is a stray dog. He begins telling his story from his early puppy-hood, as he finds and then loses homes.Charlie is a young boy whose older brother dies after falling from a tree. All he feels he has left is his brother's dog, Sunny, who is now devoted to him.Henry wants nothing more in the world than to have a pet dog, but his parents won't allow it. When he starts seeing a stray dog around town, he decided to try to train it, and convince his parents that it should be his.Two of these stories intersect exactly where you expect them to. The third intersects in a totally unexpected way that is just brilliant.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is a companion to A Dog's Life. It tells the story of Squirrel's brother. It also tells a family's story and has an interesting twist towards the end. Another book that dog lovers will especially enjoy!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful story my whole family loved! I loved the interesting twist that brings the whole book to its conclusion!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everything for a Dog is by Ann M. Martin and is a companion to her first book, A Dog's Life. It is unique in that the book covers three separate stories about three characters whose lives will interweave into one another's by the end of the book. Bone, is a stray puppy who was first separated by his mother and then his sister. His story is told through his eyes; his struggles of finding food and shelter and dealing with cruelty, neglect, betrayal and love. There is Charlie and his dog who live on a farm with his grieving family and is trying to make sense out of tragedy. Then there is Henry, the sweet boy who wants nothing more than a best friend - a dog - and his efforts to convince his parents to allow him that wish.I found the book to be incredibly heart-warming, gentle and genuine. The author wrote about some painful and difficult issues but did so subtly so that is wasn't overly dramatic and the reader didn't become bogged down. Martin always utilized strong elements of hope and faith in her storytelling so I knew that all the hardship was going to pay off eventually. Another reason why I loved this book was the constant change of stories chapter by chapter. It was like reading three short stories in one and I appreciated how easy it was to become invested in each characters' life and looked forward to revisiting them each time.Booklist stated Everything for a Dog as, “a sensitive, gentle read that surrounds its occasional heartbreak with plenty of hope and warm feelings." I couldn't agree more.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5'Everything for a Dog' is Ann M. Martin's companion book to her original story, 'A Dog's Life'. Whereas the first book told of the life and adventures of the female stray, Squirrel, this book revolves around Squirrel's brother, Bone. Bone and his sister are stray dogs secretly born in an old shed on a farm. After their mother's mysterious disappearance one day, Bone leads Squirrel away from the home and sanctuary that they had known since the very beginning. The two travel together for some time before suddenly finding themselves wrenched apart, and the remainder of Bone's world is gone forever. Since then, he has found a decent, albeit inconsistent home in two separate households, as circumstances beyond each owner's control forces them to give him away. After being placed into the temporary care of a neighbour, until his previous family decides where he will go, a lonely Bone finds himself all but ignored, and sets off on his own for the first time in life. After several months of traveling, and just trying to survive from one day to the next, Bone happens upon the quaint town of Claremont where he meets eleven-year-old Henry Elliot. Ever since his best friend moved away, young Henry has wanted nothing more than a dog of his own, but a personal tragedy from his father's childhood, unbeknownst to Henry, has always prevented his wish from coming true. For awhile, Henry makes it his private mission to train his new friend in the hopes of turning him into the perfect family dog and proving himself responsible to his parents. But when something goes unexpectedly wrong, and Henry's secret is forced into the open, his family must make a decision.This is an engaging, heartfelt novel for anybody who has ever owned or wanted a dog. Canine lovers will easily relate to Henry's father, Charlie, and the remarkable bond that he and Sunny, his childhood dog and best friend, once shared, as well as a lonely Henry's deep longing for a dog of his own to love. The book revolves around the three characters, Bone, Charlie, and Henry, all who have lived different lives, but their stories connect in a very insightful and inspiring way, leading up to a significant conclusion. Readers may, however, find themselves a bit lost at the continuous shift in character viewpoint from chapter to chapter, as each one focuses solely on the adventures of each respective protagonist, as indicated by their name as the title of the chapter they star in; to complicate the narrative style further, only Bone's tale is told in first-person.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What would you do for a dog? Great story with a young boy, a stray dog, and a happy ending.