A story about a little dog with the heart of a lion. From the bestselling author of a `A Dog Called Homeless'.

Leo dreams about being a hero. In his imagination he is a fearsome gladiator, but he wants to be a hero in real life.

When the boys at school dare Leo to do something he knows is wrong, he lets everybody down. How can he make things right again?

A little dog called Jack Pepper is missing and it will take a true hero to find him and bring him home...

Includes beautiful inside artwork from hugely talented illustrator, Gary Blythe.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Katherine Tegen Books .

Sarah Lean grew up in Wells, Somerset but now lives in Dorset with her husband, son and dog. She has worked as a page-planner for a newspaper, a stencil-maker and a gardener, amongst various other things. She gained a first class English degree and became a primary school teacher before returning to complete an MA in Creative and Critical Writing with University of Winchester.