The Comeback Dog Author:Jane Resh Thomas, Troy Howell (Illustrator) Daniel, a midwestern farm boy, finds a battered dog and nurses it back to health, but is disappointed when the dog doesn't respond to his gestures of affection. — She is wedged in a ditch, half-starved and nearly frozen from the bitter weather when he finds her. Daniel wraps her up in his parka and carries her home. Day and night he nurses he... more »r, until she grows strong and her coat begins to shine. He names her Lady and dreams of how she will someday play with him and love him, the way his old dog Captain had. But Daniel is in for a shock when Lady gets well. Will she ever be able to accept her new home with Daniel?« less