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The book is told from the standpoint of a poor household pet, a dog self-described by the first sentence of the story: "My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian." The story begins with a description of the dog's life as a puppy and her separation from her mother, which to her was inexplicable.
The story of Ivan Mishukov caught the attention of Australian writer Eva Hornung, whose novel Dog Boy (2009) shares many of the same elements of Ivan's story, including capture by leaving bait at a restaurant. Another author, Bobbie Pyron, also wrote a book about Ivan and his time on the streets with the dogs, called The Dogs of Winter. [8]
A three days pass and Georgina and Toby's mother announces they will now live in a house with a mutual friend, Louise. Georgina is thrilled to no longer have to live in a car, and they move in. Feeling happy and looking forward to her life improving, Georgina updates her rulebook one more time to clarify that stealing a dog isn’t a good idea.
The News & Observer ' s Elizabeth Ward listed Shiloh as one of the best children's books in 1991. She called the book a "heartstopping, but tough-as-steel story of a boy and an abused dog in the hardscrabble hill country of West Virginia". [48] Author Timothy Morris deemed Shiloh to be the "most celebrated dog novel of the nineties". [35]
The dogs arrive at a place called the Yard, where dozens of abandoned dogs reside under the guidance of a gentle old woman whom the narrator calls Senora. The narrator, named Toby by Senora, adjusts to his new lifestyle. One day, many of the newer dogs at the Yard are whisked off to a building (a veterinarian office). A new dog arrives, named ...
Hotel for Dogs (1971) is a children's novel by Lois Duncan. It was adapted into a film of the same name by Nickelodeon Movies for DreamWorks Pictures , released on January 16, 2009. When the book was originally released in 1971, Andi's name was Liz, and Friday's name was Sadie.
According to Caldwell, the dog mom and her 10 puppies arrived at the rescue on the day of the organization's golf tournament, so Stray Rescue of St. Louis decided to name the little dogs after ...
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray is a children's novel written in 2005 by Ann M. Martin and is published by Scholastic Books. The target audience for this book is grades 4–7. It is written from the first-person perspective of a female stray dog named Squirrel.