'The book i am reviewing is 'Born to Run' and it is about a type of dog called a greyhound. The greyhound in this book has lots of different lives. At the begining of the story there is a character called Patrick who is a young boy who has a mind of his own. One morning Patrick is walking to school by the canal. He is not very happy about going to school, and feels that non of the teachers like him. Suddenly he spots a blue plastic bag bobbing up and down in the water and realises that there is something alive in the bag. Bravley, Patrick jumps into the water to save whatever is in danger. It turns out that inside the bag is a bunch of new born greyound puppies! Patrick climbs out of the canal and sees the annoying Mr Boots (the lolly pop man) scurring towards him. They both make there way to school and find that Mr Brightwell is very pleased with Patrick indeed.
After being interviewed by everyone and drying off Patrik tells his Mum and Dad that he wants to take one of the puppies home. At first they disagree but in the end they give in and Patrick has a new pet named Best Mate.
When Best Mate is older he and Patrick are in the park one evening. Best Mate runs off but doesn't come back. They can't find him after searching everywhere.
This is where Best Mate's new life begins. It turns out that he has been kidnaped by Mr. Boots and another man. Best Mate now has a new owner, Beckey. Beckey is a young girl about 15 and she lives with her mum and her horrid step father. Her step father has racing dogs and treats them awfully so that they win races. A new dog comes in and Beckey calls it Brighteyes. After their life in racing Craig (the horrid step father) tells Beckey and her mum that the dogs go to a lovely home but when Beckey finds out the truth she is determined not to let this happen to Brighteyes. In the end she runs away with Brighteyes and they go on a journey together.
Will they find a destination in the end?
The Daily Mail said 'Pitch perfect ... even this hardened book reviewer kept having to wipe away the tears.'
I would rate this book 4 or 5 stars out of 5 because you really go on a journey with this dog and you really feel what all the characters are going through.
