The dogs of winter / Bobbie Pyron.
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TextPublication details: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 312 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 0545399300 (hbk.)
- 0545399319 (pbk.)
- 0545469856 (ebk.)
- 9780545399302 (hbk.)
- 9780545399319 (pbk.)
- 9780545469852 (ebk.)
- A Junior Library Guild selection, 2012.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Pyron Bob | Available | 33111007021195 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A small boy, a cruel city, and the incredible dogs who save him
When Ivan's mother disappears, he's abandoned on the streets of Moscow, with little chance to make it through the harsh winter. But help comes in an unexpected form: Ivan is adopted by a pack of dogs, and the dogs quickly become more than just his street companions: They become his family. Soon Ivan, who used to love reading fairytales, is practically living in one, as he and his pack roam the city and countryside, using their wits to find food and shelter, dodging danger, begging for coins. But Ivan can't stay hidden from the world of people forever. When help is finally offered to him, will he be able to accept it? Will he even want to?
A heart-pounding tale of survival and a moving look at what makes us human.
Brought to Moscow in 1990s Russia by his mother's abusive boyfriend, five-year-old Mishka is forced by a gang of homeless children to lie and steal until he finds comfort and love with a pack of dogs. Includes historical note.
Ages 9-11.
A Junior Library Guild selection, 2012.