Science & Technology

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Elder, janet. Huck: the remarkable true story of how one lost puppy taught a family—and a whole town—about hope and happy endings. Broadway. 2010. c.295p. Photogs. Isbn 9780767931342. $21. pets in this simple story, elder's (senior editor, new york times) only child longs for a dog for years, but his busy new york city parents constantly refuse. Eventually, elder and her husband relent when she is diagnosed with cancer and has to undergo chemotherapy, hoping that a dog will give the boy something positive to look forward to. Huck, a toy poodle, eventually joins the family and immediately becomes a much-beloved member. After elder's recovery, the family takes a celebratory vacation, leaving huck with trusted relatives, but the dog gets loose and wanders for days in the unfamiliar suburbs.