Life on his family s Central Oregon ranch is pretty good for shy, bookish Jasper, except for two problems. He longs for a dog of his own and he is a target for the school bully, Colton. For Jasper s twelfth birthday he is allowed to choose a dog from the local shelter, and he feels an intense bond with Willie, an old dog whose blind eyes seem to see into Jasper s heart. Jasper has faith in his new companion, Willie, even though he is nothing like Colton s dog, the fastest agility racing dog in the county. At the County Fair that year, Colton s little sister disappears from the fairgrounds as...