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020			_a9780007230594
040			_aFISKH _beng _cFISKH _dFISKH
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100			_aMorpurgo, Michael _d1943-
245			_aBorn to run / _cMichael morpurgo Illustrated by Michael Foreman
250			_a2007
260			_aLondon : _bHarper Collins, _c2007.
300			_a251 pages : _billustrations ; _c20cm
520			_aJoy 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?
650			_2Animals _aGreyhound _vDogs - Fiction
650			_2Friendship _aYoung adult
700			_aForeman, Michael _dIllustrator
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