The Dog in the Freezer Three Novellas Author:Harry Mazer Three novellas that center around boys and dogs and the obstacles they must overcome. — In "My Life as a Boy," Einstein the dog and Gregory, his owner, change bodies. Einstein wins Gregory's basketball game before overcoming the local bullies who are intent on killing the dog. — A fatherless boy is sent to spend the summer with an uncle he has nev... more »er met in "Puppy Love." Lonely and bored, Lucas gets a dog (which he can't take home due to building regulations). No one thinks ahead to the end of summer, and even after the puppy puts down an aggressive bully, her future looks bleak until the uncle makes a last-minute reversal and decides to keep her.
The title story is by far the strangest. Jake is frightened by a small, aggressive dog that lives in his building, but when the animal dies, he can't stand the idea of its body being disposed of in the garbage. Missing his absent father and upset that his parents are separating, the boy takes the canine corpse to his apartment where it resides briefly in the freezer while he journeys around New York City trying to find a spot to bury it.« less