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Format: Paperback / softback
Reading Age: From 08 to 12 years
Author: Zana Fraillon
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
Classification: Interest age: from c 9 years
Description: ? A fiercely original verse novel for middle-grade readers and beyond from Zana Fraillon, the Carnegie Award-shortlisted author of The Bone Sparrow. 'Tender and gritty'?THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 'Beautifully written . ambitious and absorbing'?BOOKS + PUBLISHING Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor.? Scruffity is born into a harsh, grey world. What he yearns for most is Family. But no one wants him. Just as his chances of adoption grow thin, Scruffity is set free by a boy as unwanted as he is.? He learns how to run, to dig, to howl and, biggest of all, to love. But then tragedy strikes ... How does a dog find his way home when he never had one to begin with? A heartfelt, wondefully written and totally compelling story of love and belonging Told through the eyes of a young pup, Scruffity, who will tug at your heartstrings Themes of friendship, loss and hope are woven through a gripping narrative? Stunning illustrations by Sean Buckingham
The Way of Dog
£7.99
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Reading Age: From 08 to 12 years
Author: Zana Fraillon
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
Classification: Interest age: from c 9 years
Description: ? A fiercely original verse novel for middle-grade readers and beyond from Zana Fraillon, the Carnegie Award-shortlisted author of The Bone Sparrow. 'Tender and gritty'?THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 'Beautifully written . ambitious and absorbing'?BOOKS + PUBLISHING Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor.? Scruffity is born into a harsh, grey world. What he yearns for most is Family. But no one wants him. Just as his chances of adoption grow thin, Scruffity is set free by a boy as unwanted as he is.? He learns how to run, to dig, to howl and, biggest of all, to love. But then tragedy strikes ... How does a dog find his way home when he never had one to begin with? A heartfelt, wondefully written and totally compelling story of love and belonging Told through the eyes of a young pup, Scruffity, who will tug at your heartstrings Themes of friendship, loss and hope are woven through a gripping narrative? Stunning illustrations by Sean Buckingham
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