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This is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story, A Dog's Purpose touches on the universal quest for an answer to life's most basic question: Why are we here?
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This story follows a dog who lives through several lives. Each life is a new situation, new job for him, and new surroundings, but the dog remembers what he has done before. Through all the good and bad, the dog is searching for the purpose to his life as everything about him changes. A... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Ethan Montgomery: The dog's longest owner and best friend.
- Toby: The Dog's name in his first life.
- Ellie: The dog's name in her third life. She lived with Jakob and Maya- a German Shepherd.
- Bailey: The name of the dog when he lived with Ethan- a Golden Retriever.
- Maya: Another one of the dog's owners, a police officer in the K9 unit.
- Todd: A boy in Ethan's neighborhood.
- Grandpa: Ethan's grandfather
- Grandma: Ethan's grandmother
- Wally: A man who helped Jakob train Ellie for search and rescue, in Ellie's third life.
- Spike: An agressive dog from the Yard
- Geoffrey Hicks: A grade school boy who is lost.
- Hannah: Ethan's friend.
- Buddy: The dog's name in his fourth life- A Black Lab.
- Jakob: Ellie's owner and a police officer in the K9 unit.
- Bailey: Golden Retriever, lives with Ethan.
- Bailey: A wonderful puppy for a little boy called Ethan, who is the main character in the book and Ethan is Bailey's "person"
- Carly: Rachel's dog
- Belinda: one of the search and rescue instructors.
- Chelsea: A girl in Ethan's neighborhood.
- Cammie: For anyone who loves animals, especially dogs, this is a must read book. Have tissues ready when you reading and get to about page 150. You will cry and cry and not be able to put the book down. One of the best books I have read about animals.
- Alyssa: Jakobs' daughter
- Victor: Abusive owner
- Bailey: Bailey was a doodle dog that would do anything for his master.
- The Dog: the main character and has many different lives
- Rick: Add a description of this character.
- Rachel: Hannahs' daughter
- Paul
- Derek
- Senora: Toby's owner. Her animals are taken away by animal control. Toby is neglected by her, but doesn't realize it.
- Bobby: one of the yards' workers
- Gypsy
- Coco
- Wendi
- Duchess
- Billy
- George
- Marshmallow
- Amy
- Albert
- Jasper
- Drake
- Gabriella
- Mother
- Rottie
- Dad
- Emmet
- Bernie
- Emily
- Lisa
- Smokey
- Michele Underwood
- Linda
- Chase
- Stella
- Felix
- Gary
- Carlos
- Georgia
- Leo
- Vernon
First Sentence edit
One day it occurred to me that the warm, squeaky, smelly things squiriming around next to me were my brothers and sister.
Authors & Contributors edit
- W. Bruce Cameron (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates LLC
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 1400166454
Page Count: 319
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates LLC
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 1400166454
Page Count: 319
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- Dewey: 813.6
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