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Title: Favorite From Childhood
Review: I first read this book when I was about 9 or 10, and yes...it is sad, and yes, I cried everytime I read it...but I kept reading it, all through my teens and into adulthood. Yes, it is full of Victorian sentimentality, but it was written and published during sentimental Victorian times, and is typical of children's literature of that time.It is a wonderful children's book of kindness, faithfulness (not just on the part of the dog to the humans, but on the part of humans to the dog), hope and longing. It is suitable for 8 to 12 year olds, I think, and is a good way to bring up difficult topics of animal cruelty and humane treatment of animals.
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