The pick of the litter /
Bill Wallace.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Holiday House, c2005.
- 172 p ; 22 cm.
Booklist, August 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Booklist. Horn Book.
Twelve-year-old Tom learns first-hand about honor, first when he is wrongly accused of lying at school, then when he faces the risk of losing a puppy he has come to love while helping his grandfather train hunting dogs. Writing to a new friend helps him sort his feelings and do the right thing.