This book was a little sad because the dog is hsot and loses an ear and eye and a leg. It tells about the hard life of a boy who could not read. His Dad went to jail because he stole some meat so his family could eat. The Dad was put on a chain gang and after he was released from jail he came home but then a few days later he died. The boy was the oldest in his family and had to take care of his younger siblings.
