"Dog 4491" is about a boy named Sam who lives with his Mom and his Grandpa Horace in the city of Enterprise. The older part of Enterprise has deteriorated as the Expressway has allowed people to flee the city for the suburbs. Also, Enterprise is under the grip of the corrupt Cheesebro family who control City Hall.
One day, Sam is coming home from school and is followed home by a black dog. The black dog has a collar that reads "Garden 4491". After doing some research, Sam and Horace discover the address where the dog, Sophie, is supposed to live. They go across the Expressway, and Sophie leads them to an old, abandoned house.
By chance, Sam follows Sophie into an upstairs closet, and they are transported back in time where they met Sophie's owner, Rollie. The time travel has to do with a comet in the sky and lighting hitting the house and burning part of Sophie's collar while she was in the closet.
A large part of the book deals with Sam and Rollie comparing how things are in their respective time periods. They both determine that Enterprise has really gone downhill in the future, and they set out to try and stop the Cheesebros from ruining the town's future anymore in Sam's time.
This was a very well done book that I enjoyed very much. Sam's Grandpa Horace is a fantastic character, and the relationship between Sam and Horace is nicely written. I thought that the ending was getting somewhat sad, but it turns out great in the end. You'll have to read the book to see what happens.
Right now, I am currently reading several more good books that I will post about in the weeks to come.
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