![]() ![]() Nicky feels he is starting to understand Reggie’s personality, and notes that he has a sore hip and that sudden hand gestures cause him to cringe. One day, some old men playing bocce in the nearby park recognize Reggie as old Alf Santorello’s former guide dog, and Nicky takes a leap into deception: he decides to “become” Alf’s visiting grandson so he can try to find out why Alf surrendered Reggie.Īs Nicky sleuths his way around Boston, he makes friends, but lying becomes increasingly complicated. Walking Reggie gets Nicky out of the stifling apartment and away from his problems. ![]() Reggie, the dog Nicky never wanted, is increasingly becoming an important part of his life. His new school is rundown, the bullies have him on their radar, Mom is drinking just a bit too much “vino” and Nicky is learning how to live from day to day. So Nicky has to share the sofa bed with Reggie, a retired seeing-eye dog. Mom and Dad were suddenly getting a divorce, and his cushy life in suburban Littleton, Massachusetts, has turned into a nightmarish crash course in inner city living with Mom in a one-bedroom apartment-and the one bedroom isn’t his. Eighty pounds of German Shepherd was NOT what Nicky expected his mom to bring back from the store. ![]()
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