Come+Back+Buddy

Katelyn W. June 9, 2010

//Come Back Buddy// by Ben M. Baglio

This story has a realistic fiction genre about a girl starting a new beginning in her life. She has left her home in Florida, and is moving to Seattle. Her mom, their dog, Buddy, and her are all trying to fit into their new life style. After a horrible day at school, she comes home looking for Buddy but he has run away. While she is looking for Buddy, she meets some friends on the way and some enemies. Buddy causes a lot of trouble for him and his owners. In one point in the story, the mom says, ''Jump in! I just got a call from someone who's found a stray dog!''

I would recommend this book to someone who loves dogs and mysteries. Why? The way they use their knowledge to find Buddy and how they use their clues there were many surprises along the way. One surprise was when someone called saying they found Buddy. When they got there, it wasn't Buddy. She was shocked and so was I when she walked in the room and saw a dog called Blackie. There are many more surprises in the story but you have to read to find out. I connected in a way with the character and how she felt. How? She felt sad and lonely just the way I felt when my dog Cooper ran away for the first time. While I was reading, I wondered about where her dad was and why did she move. I still wonder about those questions today. But I am reading the second book this summer to find out. This book is called (Max is missing).