Based on Firehouse Dog, the heartwarming film by Twentieth Century Fox starring up-and-coming young talent Josh Hutcherson and an adorable Irish terrier.

Novelization of 20th Century Fox's live-action movie starring Josh Hutcherson (Bridge to Terebithia, Zathura) as twelve-year-old Shane, a troubled boy living with his single father, who is the chief of the local fire station.

Both father and son are down on their luck until they find Dewey, an adorable Irish terrier who they believe is a stray. They take Dewey in without knowing he is really Rex, the most famous dog in Hollywood! Soon, the lives of all three take some very interesting twists.