I knew Old Shep was going to die before I started page one, I said. Dont be ridiculous, Mr Fogelman snapped. How? I shrugged. Because the dog always dies. Go to the library and pick out a book with an award sticker and a dog on the cover. Trust me, that dog is going down. Not true! stormed the teacher. Well, I challenged, what happens to Old Yeller? Oh, all right, he admitted. So Old Yeller... (read more)