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goldenbooksgirl's review
3.0
This is the story of Tom, who is sent to live with his aunt and uncle on their farm after his sister gets married and moves to America without him, and he becomes involved with training his new dog Flash to take part in a sheepdog trial. I really struggled to get into this as it was quite slow paced, and I also couldn`t connect to Tom very much, though I did warm to him slightly more when I saw how kind he was to the various animals he meets. I did, however, like his aunt and uncle and the bantering relationship they have, and I thought Elspeth was a supportive friend. Another thing I found interesting was learning a bit about how sheepdogs are trained. Finally, while I didn`t love the writing style, I did like seeing the use of Scots language and I also thought it had a cosy, nostalgic feel to it that reminded me of reading things such as the Caravan Family and Jess the Border Collie when I was young. 3.5/5
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