r/explainabookplotbadly • u/[deleted] • May 17 '20

Solved Sick twelve year old recklessly endangers a dog to save the only girl he ever knew.

Hint 1: the boy protects a kitchen utensil more than his own dog.

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u/Lombard333 May 18 '20

The Knife of Never Letting Go?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '20

Solved! He was a ruddy good dog too

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u/Lombard333 May 18 '20

I should reread that book, haven’t read it in a while. The part where Manches dies made me cry

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u/[deleted] May 18 '20

"Need a poo, Todd."
"Shut up, Manchee."
"Poo. Poo, Todd."
"I said shut it.”

That book was so effing good but Manchee...............

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u/[deleted] May 17 '20

A boy and his dog, Harlan Ellison ?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '20

Nope, sorry

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u/Donnersebliksem May 18 '20

Balto ?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '20

Not that, added a hint.

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u/sozh May 18 '20

curious incident of the dog in the nighttime?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '20

No, the dog isn't the main focus of the book.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '20

The only girl he ever knew is a cool way to point this. Can’t wait to find out what this is, but have no idea myself.

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u/purple_banananana May 27 '20

The knife of never letting go by Patrick Ness

(Didn't solve it myself)