num_pages: 207
description: One Christmas morning while young Amish twins Henry and Harvey are sledding they find a big black dog wandering in a field. They adopt the Newfoundland and name him Lucky and he soon becomes their best friend and playmate. When tragedy strikes and Harvey drowns in a spring creek Henrys only source of comfort is his furry companion. To make matters worse the Depression is especially hard on Henrys parents who have more children than they can care for. He is sent to live with another family where he becomes enchanted with Katie Stoltzfus. Eventually Lucky passes away leaving a hole in Henrys heart and he wonders if he will ever find another friend as faithful and loving. As Henry grows up he has other dogs but none are as special as the Newfoundland he and his brother once cherished. When Katie marries another man it seems Henry will never be happy again. Every passing Christmas reminds him of the people and animal friends now missing from his life. Though no holiday story is complete without a miracle. In A Dog for Christmas  bestselling author Linda Byler delivers a beautiful Christmas story of quiet triumph in the face of lifelong adversity. After years of loneliness and longing Henry is finally rewarded with a hard-won love a family to call his own and a new best friend. Could there possibly be a better gift than that?
language: English
title: A Dog for Christmas
publisher: Good Books