Born to Run
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Joy and heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhoundโs journey through life โ and from owner to owner...
โThe sack wasn't just drifting gently along like everything else, it was turning of its own accord. There was definitely something inside it, struggling against the side of the plastic bag, kicking at it, squeaking and squealing in terror. He had no idea what it might be, only that it was alive and in danger of drowning.โ
When Patrick saves a litter of greyhound puppies from the canal, he canโt bear to hand them all over to the RSPCA. He pleads with his parents: couldnโt he just keep one of them? But nothing will convince them and Patrick cries himself to sleep โ only to be woken by a greyhound puppy licking his face!
Patrick christens his puppy Best Mate, and thatโs what he becomes. Patrickโs favourite thing is to watch Best Mate running at full stretch on the heath, a speeding bullet, a cheetah-dog. Until one day Best Mate is kidnapped by a greyhound trainer, and begins a new life as a champion race dog. Suzie, the greyhound trainerโs step-daughter, loves Best Mate on first sight and gives him a new name, Bright Eyes. But what will happen when he canโt run any more?
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Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL is a writer, playwright, performer and librettist. The author of more than 150 childrenโs books, he has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and in almost 40 languages. A former teacher and vocal spokesperson for the benefits of reading for pleasure, he is currently the President of Book Trust. Between 2003โ2005 he was Childrenโs Laureate and in 2018 he was knighted for services to literature and charity. Many of Michaelโs books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the phenomenal National Theatre adaptation of War Horse, which has been seen by over 10 million people in over 100 cities around the world, broke the West End record for weekly ticket sales, and won 5 Tony Awards and 2 Olivier Awards. Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.
