Born to Run Michael Morpurgo (Paperback) Book New

Joy and heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhound\u2019s journey through life \u2013 and from owner to owner\u2026\n\n\u201CThe 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.\u201D\n\nWhen Patrick saves a litter of greyhound puppies from the canal, he can\u2019t bear to hand them all over to the RSPCA. He pleads with his parents: couldn\u2019t he just keep one of them? But nothing will convince them and Patrick cries himself to sleep \u2013 only to be woken by a greyhound puppy licking his face!\n\nPatrick christens his puppy Best Mate, and that\u2019s what he becomes. Patrick\u2019s favourite thing is to watch Best Mate running at full stretch on the heath, a speeding bullet, a cheetah-dog. .