There are a few brutal portions of this book, but there are no details that would offend anyone. I will say this much–it is a realistic ending. Does it end happily? You know, I will leave that up to you to decide. The tenacity of the dogs and the boy will enthrall you. It will introduce you to a recent period of history of which you may not have been aware. The book is written in first person, and I think this is a perfect story for young adults and older adults alike. How on earth was I to know that I would be reading historical fiction (recent history, but still history) that featured an amazing story that was emotional and realistic? In fact, the author’s note at the end of the story, this story contains more truth than fiction. Based on the picture, I kind of expected a Jack London type story. When I began reading this book, I will be honest. When Mishka has the chance to rejoin the world of humans, will he want to? Inspired by a true story! Help comes from an unlikely source: a pack a feral street dogs! For two years, Mishka and the dogs protect and love each other, becoming a family in every sense of the word. Like thousands of other children in post-Soviet Russian, five-year-old Mishka finds himself trying to survive on the streets of Moscow after his mother disappears and he has no home. Levine Books/Scholastic, October 1, 2012Īvailable in: Print and Kindle, 320 pages
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