Toby, the family dog, is two years older than Sara, the oldest child. Sara and Toby have always been close and Sara reacts to Toby's decline in health with anger, impatience and denial. Sara does spend Toby's last night with him. The comfort found in memories is shown at the end. The concept of death is not explained, the euphemisms and subtleties used by Margaret Wild means that the book would be more accessible to an older age group.
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