Charlotte Hayes does not like dogs. It's not that she's afraid of them, or wishes that all dogs would disappear. She just doesn't consider herself to be a "dog person." But when her father, a man prone to sudden whims of fancy, comes home with a German shepherd, Charlotte finds herself to be the only person who seems concerned about the puppy's well-being. Beauregard is a good dog who just wants someone to feed him, play with him, and rub his belly, but no one in the family seems willing to give him as much love as he deserves. Even though Charlotte doesn't like dogs, she knows that Beauregard deserves a better home and sets off to rescue her own dog, determined to find the perfect new owners for Beauregard.Written by Marlane Kennedy, this is a dog story like no other. No matter how you feel about dogs - whether you love them, hate them, or like Charlotte fall somewhere in between - you will find this story and its heroine to be sweet and smart. I appreciated Charlotte's complicated relationship with Beauregard, which I had never before encountered in a dog story. The subplots about Charlotte's mother and her postpartum depression and the independent older woman that Charlotte befriends are expertly worked in to the tale - touched on just enough to add interest, but they allow the main story of Charlotte's search for a new home for her dog to take center stage.
Overall Grade: A-
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