Naylor people's her third novel in the Shiloh trilogy begun with Shiloh (Atheneum, 1992) and continuing with Shiloh Season (Atheneum, 1996) with the same down-to-earth characters readers have grown to know: the formerly abused dog Shiloh; resourceful young Marty and his foil, a town kid named David; the boy's sisters and his parents who remind him that everyone deserves a second chance; and the person his parents have in mind, Judd Travers. This is another heart-warming dog-and-boy story that is sure to please readers of the first two. (Ages 8-11)

Marty Preston wonders why it is that despite Judd Traver's attempts to redeem himself everyone is still so willing to think the worst of him. Marty's friend David is sure that Judd will be named as the murderer of a man who has been missing. Others are sure that Judd is behind a series of burglaries in the area. But Marty's parents and, with some trepidation, Marty himself persist in their attempts to be good neighbors and to give Judd a second chance. Now that Marty has Shiloh, maybe he can help Judd to take better care of his other dogs. Then again, maybe folks are right -- there's no way a Judd Travers can ever change for the good. Then a terrifying life-or-death situation brings this dilemma into sharp focus. Saving Shiloh is a powerful novel that brings this trilogy to a close.