Well, it was going to happen sooner or later…Liam has read his first book in which the dog dies and the reader is brought to tears. It’s my fault, too. I suggested he get it at the library this weekend. I remembered reading the book with my fourth graders, but I obviously didn’t remember the storyline. I guess I just thought it was going to be more like Balto, which is one the boys’ favorite stories. So, Liam told me he had finished it and I asked him what it was about. He started getting emotional immediately. As soon as he got past the first few sentences, he was sobbing in my lap and I suddenly remembered the plot. Oh, dear!!! I told him that there are a lot of books out there where the dog dies and they always seem to be books that you read in class. Why do teachers do that to the youth of America? I remember reading Where the Red Fern grows in middle school and crying. Then we watched the movie and I cried again. I had my class read it one year when I taught sixth grade and I cried then, too. Why can’t we read happy books in school?
Why Must the Dog Always Die???
Monday, April 6, 2009
Well at least this dog in Australia did not die. You should share with Liam this more uplifting story!
Sean