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A tail-wagging three hanky boo-hooer, this delightful fiction debut by newspaper columnist Cameron (8 Simple Rules for Marrying My Daughter) proposes that a dog s purpose might entail being reborn several times.

Told in a touching, doggy first-person, this unabashedly sentimental tale introduces Toby, who s rescued by a woman without a license for her rescue operation, so, sadly, Toby ends up euthanized. He s reborn in a puppy mill and after almost dying while left in a hot car, he s saved again by a woman, and he becomes Bailey, a beloved golden retriever, who finds happiness and many adventures. His next intense incarnation is as Ellie, a female German shepherd, a heroic search and rescue dog. But the true purpose of this dog s life doesn t become totally clear until his reincarnation as Buddy, a black Lab.

A book for all age groups who admire canine courage, Cameron also successfully captures the essence of a dog s amazing capacity to love and protect. And happily, unlike Marley, this dog stays around for the long haul.