Saving Marty
Author: Griffin, Paul
ISBN: 9781925498868
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 22mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A moving middle-grade story about a boy and his best friend Marty - a pig who thinks he's a dog, from the author of When Friendship Followed Me Home.
Eleven-year-old Lorenzo thinks he?s kind of ordinary. Not brave like his father, who died in the war, or an amazing musician, like his best friend, Paloma. But Renzo finally gets the chance to do something heroic when he adopts a runt piglet named Marty.Marty is something special - he thinks he?s a dog and acts like one too - and the bond he forms with Renzo is truly one of a kind. When he?s grown, though, Marty is huge - and he still loves to run and jump on people the way a puppy does. After Marty causes a dangerous accident, Renzo?s mother says he has to go. Will Renzo be able to save Marty?An unforgettable story about the power of friendship...and the unsung heroes all around us.
ISBN: 9781925498868
Publisher: Text Publishing
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 22mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A moving middle-grade story about a boy and his best friend Marty - a pig who thinks he's a dog, from the author of When Friendship Followed Me Home.
Eleven-year-old Lorenzo thinks he?s kind of ordinary. Not brave like his father, who died in the war, or an amazing musician, like his best friend, Paloma. But Renzo finally gets the chance to do something heroic when he adopts a runt piglet named Marty.Marty is something special - he thinks he?s a dog and acts like one too - and the bond he forms with Renzo is truly one of a kind. When he?s grown, though, Marty is huge - and he still loves to run and jump on people the way a puppy does. After Marty causes a dangerous accident, Renzo?s mother says he has to go. Will Renzo be able to save Marty?An unforgettable story about the power of friendship...and the unsung heroes all around us.
