A Home for Jessie

by Christine Pullein-Thompson and Sheila Ratcliffe

When Matt finds an injured Labrador puppy, he is determined to bring it back to health and to keep the puppy forever. Matt doesn't know the adventure that awaits him and Jessie, though. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874063353
• ISBN13: 9780874063356
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Pages Publishing Group
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

A beautiful story of a dog and her boy

The first of the Jessie trilogy by Christine Pullein-Thompson, A Home For Jessie begins when ten-year-old Matt Painter finds a black Labrador puppy being drowned in a stream. The pup has a speck of white on her chest, which is unthinkable for show dogs, but Matt rescues her and takes her home. His parents insist that he cannot keep a dog, not when they're moving to America, so he leaves her with his Uncle Eric. When a car accident sends Eric to the hospital for months and Jessie into kennels, she escapes, determined to find Eric and Matt.While early parts of the story focus on Matt and Eric and, at the end, Matt again, the majority of it is told from Jessie's viewpoint. Pullein-Thompson is well known for her horse stories, which is probably why she's able to write a good story from a dog's point of view. Jessie is determined and loveable and stubborn, but she's also a dog. She doesn't understand things the way people do - and you don't expect her to, either. She doesn't get it when Eric is taken away to the hospital and she doesn't see him, or when she goes back to their London flat and can't find him. That's okay. It adds to her doggy-ness.Jessie's trek from the kennel through a bad home, into the woods where she is injured and then mates with a big stray named Tinker, is beautifully done, sad but honest. This is the classic coming of age from a dog's point of view.Matt is also a well-drawn character, as is his mother and Eric, who is so poor that he sells handmade scarecrows for a few pounds each, but they are all people, who come in second to Jessie, the dog.Pullein-Thompson's writing is solid and poignant, from the way she depicts Jessie's confusion when she is injured and dirty and sore and scared and doesn't even know Matt anymore, to the way she gracefully handles Tinker's death in a way that won't scare any kids.

A HOME FOR JESSIE

TEN YEAR OLD MATT WENT DOWN TO THE LAKE WITH ANNE . ALL OF ASUDDEN WHEN THEY PLAYING MATT SAW BUBBLES COMING WATHER. "THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE," MATT SAID. MATT PULLED THE BAG OUT OF THE LAKE, HE PUT HIS HAND ON IT. IT WAS BARELY BREATHING BUT MATT COULD STILL FEEL THE HEART BEATING. WHAT WAS IT? HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN IN THERE WHO DID IT? NOW DANGER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. I THINK THIS BOOK IS FUNNY, SAD KIND BOOK.THIS IS FOCUSES ON MATT AND HOW AII OF THIS AFFECTS HIM

A Home For Jessie

A Home for Jessie was a very good book. I enjoyed it very much, and it made me mad, cry, and be happy, i reccomend this book to all animal lovers such as me.

A Home for Jessie

The story is a fantastic tale about a black labrador who goes through a number of amazing adventures while looking for the boy she loves very much. It is a great adventure. The story is wonderful for all ages. I recommend this book to all, the story is not only for pet lovers and can be enjoyed by all.