01500    a2200157   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100002300057245005400080300003400134362000900168520108500177650002401262650002501286650003101311120703  a9780007230594  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aMorpurgo, Michael 10aBorn to Run: the many lives of one incredible dog  a240 p.c8 x 0.75 x 7.8 inches0 a2007  a"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 favorite 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 at first sight and gives him a new name, Bright Eyes. But what will happen when he can't run anymore? 4aAction or Adventure 4aJuvenile Literature  4aHuman and Animal Relations