Tango: The Tail of An Island Dog

I picked this book because it was on the Massachusetts Book Award list for last year. Children love anything to do with animals so I thought it woudl be a crowd pleaser of a book. Some where in a review of the book, it was described as a Charlotte's Web for older children and that is spot on. The dog who is the main character starts off life as the over indulged pet of wealthy Manhattanites.  He has a great life but when they set off for sail up to Maine, Tango is lost over board in a storm and ends up in a world opposite of his one in New York. We get to hear the point of view of many of the town animals, from the rats to the cats and not all are nice in fact, some are quite scheming. We also are introduced to some nice and not so nice people in the town and also an orphan is has been brought to live with her uncle and his less than pleased wife. There are many up and downs but this is an interesting book with a happy ending.