It's amazing how the things in this book actually happened to the author! (except the names are a little bit different). Charley has gotten into an accident and hurt her leg. Now she knows a lot about pain. But one day, she meets a wild, abused dog that knows about as much pain as she does. She decides to tame the dog, and make it her own, and name it Coyote. It'll take the whole summer, another dog, TLC, and confidence but finally it happens. - Katherine