Bullmina the Courageous Bulldog
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Lita Eitner-England's first children's novel about Bulldogstakes place in Englandduring the 1830's.� Taken away from anideal life on the Duke of Chathamworthshire's estate,Bullmina is forced to breed champions for the greedy Fortie Billingsley.�When Fortie's head trainer, Andrew Cameron isordered to kill the Bulldog, he makes a heart-wrenching decision and sets herfree.� Abandoned in London,Bullmi...
MoreLita Eitner-England's first children's novel about Bulldogstakes place in Englandduring the 1830's.� Taken away from anideal life on the Duke of Chathamworthshire's estate,Bullmina is forced to breed champions for the greedy Fortie Billingsley.�When Fortie's head trainer, Andrew Cameron isordered to kill the Bulldog, he makes a heart-wrenching decision and sets herfree.� Abandoned in London,Bullmina learns to live by her instincts.� Bloody and near death, she is rescued byeleven-year old Lisette St. Germaine.� Lisette falls inlove with Bullmina only to have her heart broken whenBullmina is stolen by greedy thieves and forced tofight in the dogfight pits.� Bullmina's triumph becomes the triumph of dogs everywherebecause they will never be forced to fight in the dogfight pits again.�� With rich, complex characters,Eitner-England paints a realistic picture of the miserable conditions dogs hadto endure.� The book is also about thedecisions people make and the consequences of those decisions.� Realizing that owning a dog can be expensiveand time-consuming, Eitner-England has included a section at the end of thebook with thoughtful questions about ownership and rescue should any of herreaders decide to rescue a dog themselves.
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Binding | Paperback (2 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 9-12
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# of Pages | 312 |
ISBN-10 | 1418445088 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1418445089 |
Publication Date | 06/30/2004 |
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