Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

The book “Lassie Come Home’” is about a dog called Lassie. Lassie is the finest dog in the town. Joe Carraclough and his family were the owners of that fine and sensible collie. Every now and again, the duke of that town would offer more and more money just to get Lassie but the Carracloughs would refuse. In chapter 1, the duke offered more money and finally the parents gave in and handed Lassie over to him.Joe had no clue about this. When Joe came home and heard the very sad news he was so upset. Nothing could make him feel happy. Only Lassie could. When the duke’s kennel servant walked Lassie around streets, Lassie ran away. Many weeks went by and Lassie had nothing to eat or drink. Near the end, she finally finds her way home and meets Joe at his school gate. The ending is a happy ending because Lassie stays with the Carracloughs again.

The best setting in the book was the place where the Duke put Lassie. The author described it very nicely. The author said that Lassie was locked in a cellar and the cellar felt lonely and cold. While I was reading, I thought the author was trying to compare the cellar to miserable prison cellars.

I highly recommend this book to children ages 8+ and children who like stories about dogs.