Edison is an electric dog living on the streets in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico. Street life is tough, so when a girl named Faith rescues Eddie after he is hit by a taxi, he couldn't be happier.
Although Faith loves Eddie, she hates Mexico. Longing to return to San Francisco, she builds a tin rocket ship to take her there. Fueled by pork fat and hot peppers, The Peahen lands on a deserted bone-shaped island far away.
Can Eddie help Faith return home? To her real home?
What I think about the book:
Faith and the Electric Dogs is an interesting novel written by Patrick Jennings. I bought this book from a local bookstore for almost 80% off the original price. The book was humorous because it was from a point of view of an electric dog. At first I thought that electric dog means robotic, but while I read through the book, I learned in chapter three that electric dog means something else. "Un perro corriente" is the Spanish for an electric dog. The Spanish word corriente means current, like electrical current. But it can also mean cheap or no good.
This book has taught me a lot of Spanish words and a lot about Spanish culture. It's very entertaining and some chapters would leave you smiling from ear to ear. This book teaches about faith and a whole new attitude about learning and life itself.
Favorite excerpt:
Eddies's safety-when-crossing checklist.
1. Look in all directions
2. Make sure the parked cars are really parked (no brake lights, no occupants).
3. Cross mid-block (fewer cars, fewer turns, fewer surprises).
4. Listen.
5. When you decide to go, go, and go like there's no tomorrow.
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