Forever Friends — Barbara Rowan

Forever Friends is the story of love and friendship between a boy and his dog. Fifteen-year-old Rob tells the tale while writing the biography of his Doberman, Ally, as his final English paper. He takes the reader on a ten-year journey of their lives together, tracing Allyââ,¬â"¢s transformation from a mischievous, carefree pup to the valiant and devoted protector she becomes. But a guy needs a break and dirt biking with his friends, Vinnie and Mike, sounds like a lot more fun than writing the paper. Here, the second part of the story unfolds: Rob and his friends come upon two suspicious men hiding something in a sand-dune cave in the desert, and they attempt to solve the crime. The story moves back and forth between the past (the biography written in first person) and the present (the adventure written in third person).