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A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray (Scholastic Gold)
Contributor(s): Martin, Ann M. (Author)
ISBN: 0439717000     ISBN-13: 9780439717007
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 2007
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Annotation: Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a toolshed behind someone's summer house. Their mother nurtures them and teaches them the skills they will need to survive as stray dogs. But when their mother is taken from them suddenly, the puppies are forced to make their own way in the world. This edition includes After Words* bonus features.
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 870
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 4.9" W x 8" (0.30 lbs) 208 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 101885
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Newbery Honor author Ann Martin's heartwrenching and heartwarming (Kirkus) dog story with After Words bonus material.

A Dog's Life joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a toolshed behind someone's summer house. Their mother nurtures them and teaches them the many skills they will need to survive as stray dogs. But when their mother is taken from them suddenly and too soon, the puppies are forced to make their own way in the world, facing humans both gentle and brutal, busy highways, other animals, and the changing seasons. When Bone and Squirrel become separated, Squirrel must fend for herself, and in the process makes two friends who in very different ways define her fate.