by Michael Morpurgo · HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007230594
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«Born to Run» is the children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks in paperback (255 pages, in English).
Patrick rescues a litter of greyhound puppies from a canal and manages to keep one, which he names Best Mate. The dog becomes his inseparable friend, but one day he is kidnapped by a trainer and begins a new life as a racing greyhound. Between abandonment and the street, Best Mate never loses hope of finding a home.
Edition published on June 2, 2008, with illustrations by Michael Foreman. Shortlisted for the Manchester Book Award 2009.
Recommended for readers ages 8 to 10, especially those who enjoy adventures featuring dogs.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
