The leanin' dog /

Nuzum, K. A.

The leanin' dog / Leaning dog by K.A. Nuzum. - 1st pbk. ed. - New York : Joanna Cotler Books, 2010, c2008. - 250 p. ; 20 cm.

Wilson's Children, October 2010 Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010 School Library Journal starred, October 2008 Booklist, November 2008 Horn Book, April 2009 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2008 Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2008 Kirkus Review, September 2008

Eleven-year-old Dessa Dean, mourning the death of her mother, finds an injured dog on her porch, which allows both Dessa and the dog to heal together with a friendship that shapes both of their lives.

5.4. 3-6 Follett Library Resources.

006113936X


Dogs--Fiction.
Rescue work--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Winter--Fiction.


Colorado--History--Fiction.

PZ7.N967 / Le 2010

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