Ellie's Story

A Dog's Purpose Novel

By: W. Bruce Cameron

Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee

Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Ellie is a very special dog with a very important purpose. From puppyhood, Ellie has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog. She can track down a lost child in a forest or an injured victim under a fallen building. She finds people. She saves them. It's what she was meant to do.

But Ellie must do more. Her handlers - widowed Jakob, lonely Maya - need her, too. People can be lost in many ways, and to do the job she was born to do, Ellie needs to find a way to save the people she loves best.

Adapted from the beloved New York Times best-selling novel A Dog's Purpose, Ellie's Story is an inspiring tale for young animal lovers.

©2015 W. Bruce Cameron (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

"A satisfying and illuminating tale." ( Kirkus)

5 star

I loved it! It was one of the most best books ive read at all in my life! What a great narrorator must i add too. Thank you W. Bruce Cameron!!

the best , grat,and sad but cute worrying and

that she got to be a search and rescue bog , and she got to save the kid's

Happy ending

I love the book it's happy sad at the end I wish there was a
Second one

GOT to lisen to

AMAZINNNNNNNNNNNNNG BEST BOOK EVER i will nver lisen to a better book then this with no dout

Incredible

I loved this book, it held and element of suspense and I love the ending. The narration was amazing, and this book is 10/10.

Awesome

I really feel like I am the Ellie when I listen to her story so IT IS TOTALLY AWESOME

Amazing

All I can even say is amazing. Just an overall amazing great story, and the reader was pretty good.

You are a GOOD dog, Ellie!

If you could sum up Ellie's Story in three words, what would they be?

Never doubt yourself

What did you like best about this story?

It's hard to pick just one piece. The whole story was what I liked best about the story! I guess a moment that sticks out is towards the end, but I don't want to spoil it for everyone. I loved this story because it continued Ellie's story from A Dog's Purpose and A Dog's Journey.

Have you listened to any of Ann Marie Lee’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first time listening to Ann Marie Lee's performance. Ann Marie really brought Ellie to life for me, filled with vocal emotion and being able to juggle the many other voices in the story. I am sure I will enjoy other readings by Ann Marie and look forward to hearing her again.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I enjoyed listening over a few days because it was like a continuing saga and I looked forward to the next episode each day.

Any additional comments?

W. Bruce Cameron has touched my heart and helped me remember my own dog, Riley, who passed 2 years ago. I loved the stories and appreciated the two "mini-novels" that extended Bailey's and Ellie's stories. This is a fun story, with lots of laughing and crying (well, not too much), and I was right in the story with Ellie and her people! Definitely a must read (as are any of Cameron's books on animals).

Narrator not good

The story was great but the narrator apparently thought she needed to sound like a little girl who was supposed to be VERY dramatic. It was very annoying and distracting. I almost quit listening--it was that bothersome. My advice to the narrator: don't give up your day job.

Great book

Well written. I enjoyed the story and would recommend it. I learned a lot about how much training these dogs go through.