I absolutely loved this book. I fell in love with Atticus, Tom, and Atticus's and Tom's relationship. This is a story of giving, adventure, true love, and respect.

Atticus is a miniature Schnauzer, who along with his owner: a slightly overweight newspaperman, out of the blue, start hiking the mountains. Tom vows they'll hike all 48 of New Hampshire's 4,000-foot peaks in 90 days to raise money for Cancer Research, and then an Animal Hospital.

They're not your regular hiking team, but that doesn't stop either one of them. They don't only hike in the summer but also hike and climb the peaks in the winter.

They both face challenges along the way and along the way, a whole community falls in love with them as well.
When Atticus faces two very serious trials, the community pulls together to help them through.

This book is a story of unlikely heroes, accomplishing dreams and goals no matter the odds, appreciating nature and the beauty God created, friendship between people, and friendship between humans and animals, support that comes out of the woodwork, but especially, it's a love story—a love story of a man and his dog, who set out on an unbelievable adventure to help others.

It's a friendship that will warm your heart, and leave you feeling good. It's a beautiful story.

Animal lovers and those who love a good old-fashioned heartfelt story.

The relationship between Atticus and Tom, and the relationship between Tom, Atticus and the community.

Hang out with them. Check to see if Tom had written anymore books.

Happy and warm.

Tom Ryan is the founder of the Newburyport Massachusetts newspaper The Undertoad and served as its publisher and editor for over a decade. In 2007 he sold the newspaper and moved to the White Mountains of New Hampshire with his dog, Atticus M. Finch. Over the last five years, Tom and Atticus have climbed more than 450 4,000-foot peaks.

After raising thousands of dollars for Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, the pair was inducted into the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) Hall of Fame as corecipients of the “Human Hero of the Year Award.” Tom currently writes the popular “The Adventures of Tom & Atticus” column in the NorthCountry News and Mountainside Guide and the blog “The Adventures of Tom and Atticus.” He and Atticus live in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

It's a beautiful story.

4.7 stars
Published Oct. 2011
304 Pages

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