The Dog Days of Arthur Cane

4171 The Dog Days of Arthur Cane, by T. Ernesto Bethancourt (read 4 June 2006) This was published in 1976 and is the story of a boy, 16, on Long Island who turns into a dog for a month or so. I found the book appealingly readable. If Kafka can have a man turn into a bug, or H. F. Saint have a man be invisible, or David Garnett have a lady turn into a fox there really is no reason why a boy can't turn into a dog, is there? This is a boys' book, as is the superlative Where the Red Fern Grows (read 28 May 1994 and never forgotten), and I found I was eager to read it to see what happens. I felt joy over each success of the dog (ex-boy) who can't talk but can write, and anguished over each of his troubles. I really enjoyed this book!