No Better Friend (Young Readers Edition)

Praise for No Better Friend: “No Better Friend personifies the relationship we all aspire to have with our dogs, and takes us on a harrowing journey to a place and time lost in the history books. A must read for every dog or animal lover.”–Robin Hutton, author of Sgt. Reckless: America’s War HorsePraise for No Better Friend: Young Readers Edition: “A riveting and highly moving dog story.”–Kirkus Reviews“An enormously readable account of animal and human companionship and survival; recommended for budding historians and fans of survival stories.” –School Library Journal“Exceptionally well researched and engaging… No Better Friend is an inspiring story, and one that both dog lovers and history buffs will embrace.”–Deborah Hopkinson, BookPage“Robert Weintraub captures the beauty and power of friendship and loyalty between man and animal in this captivating narrative. We’d all be lucky to have a dog like Judy by our sides in our darkest times.”–Cate Lineberry, author of The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines“The most inspiring true life account I’ve ever read of a human-animal bond.”–Maureen Corrigan, NPR“This is the best dog book since the uber best-selling Marley and Me.”–Linda Wilson Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“Weintraub… combines a gritty war story with a warm dog story – readers who like both will think they have gone to heaven…. Where he truly excels, though, is in finding the human dramas, some painful and some inspiring, that figured in Judy’s saga.”–Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe“Well-written and engaging.”–Booklist

Robert Weintraub is a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Slate and the author of the acclaimed books The House That Ruth Built, The Victory Season, and No Better Friend.