| The Leanin' Dog Contributor(s): Nuzum, K. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061139343 ISBN-13: 9780061139345 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: The acclaimed author of "Small White Scar" returns with a heartwarming, heartbreaking story of a girl, a dog, and the friendship that saves them both. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008011855 |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.66" W x 8.46" (0.83 lbs) 256 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126985 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: More than anything, Dessa Dean needed a friend. A friend to love and confide in, a friend with whom she could share her heart. A friend who would delight in all the beauty and joy and fun of Christmas, only four days away. Hope had just about run out, but then . . . there came a scratchin' at the door and Dessa Dean's life was forever changed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nuzum, K. A.: - K. A. Nuzum, the author of A Small White Scar, had an early career as a ballroom dancer before earning her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College. She is the leader of a pack of five dogs, one husband, and two sons on a small farm in eastern Colorado. |