Book Talk Blog

Book Talk Blog for Week 2-2-15

              This book talk will be on the book titled A Dog's Life: The autobiography Of A Stray by Ann M. Martin. The main genre of this book is fantasy, and children's literature. The main character of this book is a stray dog called Squirrel. Squirrel is a white puppy with black spots. She lost her mother when she was just 5 months old. She has a brother named Bone. She has gone through so much as a puppy, and has had to make big decisions regarding how her life will turn out to be. Squirrel is very brave and she never gives up.

        Squirrel had to overcome many things as she grew up. For example loosing her brother , and mother. She had to learn how to survive by herself in every season. She then met a friend which was named Moon. She stood by her side in every moment, till the day she also died. After long years of searching and surviving, Squirrel finally finds the perfect home to live in. She gets an old lady named Susan to be her official owner. The mood of this book was sad, but a bit exciting. It is a sad book because you see how much a little puppy has to go through and what he went through. Then it is a bit exciting to see that she finally finds her owner.

       I think the theme or lesson that the author was portraying in this book was to never give up. I think it is to never give up because Squirrel went through so much, yet she kept giving chances to people, and she kept going no matter what, and at the end of the book she finally meets her owner that would take really good care of her, and that would love her. I really did like this book because I am a dog lover, and I like to read about stories that people or animals have went through, even if it is fiction. I think what I most remember about this book is that Squirrel went to 2 different homes before arriving with her official owner Susan. I remember hoe bad they would treat Squirrel. I would recommend this book to anyone who is an animal lover and is looking for a good adventure to read. The viewer should go out and get this book because it is amazing to see how Squirrel survives, and because it teaches a really good life lesson to learn.