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(3) YA JD returns from a summer at a juvenile detention center to find that his mom has adopted an abused Rottweiler. But just as the two start to bond, Johnny Rotten bites one of JD's friends under unclear circumstances, leading to a complicated lawsuit that could cost the dog its life. Northrop's characters are well developed and the story is suspenseful.

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