After a fire destroys the farm where he was born, a young border collie acquires a series of owners and learns about life as he seeks a home and longs to fulfill his life's purpose of shepherding sheep. Finally, he arrives at the Good Shepherd Home for Boys, where he finds a friend in Luke, who is also alone in the world and looking for a home.

"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Cover verso. Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Gioux, 2006.