01948nam a22002657a 4500 4695 FISKH 20240923092909.0 240923b cb ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780007230594 FISKH eng FISKH FISKH PZ7.M82712 823.914 Morpurgo, Michael 1943- Born to run / Michael morpurgo Illustrated by Michael Foreman 2007 London : Harper Collins, 2007. 251 pages : illustrations ; 20cm Joy and heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhound's journey through life - and from owner to owner... "The sack wasn't just drifting gently along like everything else, it was turning of its own accord. There was definitely something inside it, struggling against the side of the plastic bag, kicking at it, squeaking and squealing in terror. He had no idea what it might be, only that it was alive and in danger of drowning." When Patrick saves a litter of greyhound puppies from the canal, he can't bear to hand them all over to the RSPCA. He pleads with his parents: couldn't he just keep one of them? But nothing will convince them and Patrick cries himself to sleep - only to be woken by a greyhound puppy licking his face! Patrick christens his puppy Best Mate, and that's what he becomes. Patrick's favourite thing is to watch Best Mate running at full stretch on the heath, a speeding bullet, a cheetah-dog. Until one day Best Mate is kidnapped by a greyhound trainer, and begins a new life as a champion race dog. Suzie, the greyhound trainer's step-daughter, loves Best Mate on first sight and gives him a new name, Bright Eyes. But what will happen when he can't run any more? Animals Greyhound Dogs - Fiction Friendship Young adult Foreman, Michael Illustrator ddc BK 0 4695 4695 0 0 ddc 0 0 001 001 SBS 2024-09-23 0 MOR 823.914 PZ7.M82712 2024-2056 2024-09-23 09:29:02 1 2024-09-23 BK