Ellie'S Story : A Dog'S Purpose Puppy Tale - By W. Bruce Cameron ( Paperback )

About the Book

A heartwarming adaptation of Cameron's beloved "New York Times" bestseller "A Dog's Purpose." From puppyhood, Ellie has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog. People can be lost in many ways, and Ellie must find a way to save the people she loves best. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Now in paperback! Ellie's Story is a heartwarming illustrated novel for young readers inspired by the New York Times bestselling A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron.

Every dog has work to do. Every dog has a purpose.

Ellie is a very special dog with a very important purpose. From puppyhood, Ellie has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog. She can track down a lost child in a forest or an injured victim under a fallen building. She finds people. She saves them. It's what she was meant to do.

But Ellie must do more. Her handlers--widowed Jakob, lonely Maya--need her too. People can be lost in many ways, and to do the job she was born to do, Ellie needs to find a way to save the people she loves best.

Adorable black-and-white illustrations by Richard Cowdrey bring Ellie and her world to life. A discussion and activity guide at the end of the book will help promote family and classroom discussions about Ellie's Story and the insights it provides about humankind's best friends.

Winner of the 2017 Colorado Children's Book Award for Junior Novel and the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award

Read all the books in the bestselling series:
Ellie's Story
Bailey's Story
Lily's Story
Molly's Story
Max's Story
Shelby's Story
Toby's Story

Review Quotes

Ellie's view of the world is spot-on.... A satisfying and illuminating tale. --Kirkus Reviews on Ellie's Story

Ellie's Story is heartwarming and suspenseful.... A fine read for young animal lovers. --School Library Journal on Ellie's Story

Through this heartwarming story about a dog's unconditional love for his best friend, readers learn about life from a dog's perspective. --Children's Literature on Bailey's Story

About The Author

W. BRUCE CAMERON is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose, A Dog's Journey, A Dog's Way Home (all now major motion pictures), The Dog Master, Ellie's Story, Molly's Story, Max's Story, Shelby's Story, The Dogs of Christmas, The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man, and others. He lives in California.