
Ellie Martin fiercely resists her new dog's charms It isn't Ellie's fault, really. She's always wanted a puppy, and now that she's almost nine, finally old enough to get one, Preston is foisted on her. What's more, her parents say that this fully grown mutt that Great-aunt Margaret...




All eight-year-old Ellie Martin wants is a puppy of her own, but instead she inherits her great-aunt's fully grown mutt, Preston. Ellie refuses to accept plain old Preston as her dog, no matter how charming and smart he might be... Book jacket.