Not My Dog

By Colby Rodowsky
Animal: Dog
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Karen

Ellie Martin has been asking for a puppy all her life and her parents have promised her one when she turns nine. However, when Ellie is eight, her great-aunt Margaret needs to move to a small apartment where pets are not allowed and she must give up her dog, Preston. Ellie's parents agree to adopt Preston but this means Ellie can't have a puppy. Preston is a dog, not a puppy and not at all what Ellie had in mind. "He's not exactly my dog, he just lives here, is all," she tells her friend Amy. One day she overhears her parents discuss giving Preston away so Ellie can get a puppy. Not My Dog is a sweet story about bonds that develop between children and their pets. Read it and find out if Ellie changes her mind about Preston.