Realistic Fiction (with a measure of Fantasy thrown in...)
Told from three points of view, these are the stories of Henry, who desperately wants a dog, Charlie, who's brother has just died, and the dogs have played parts in their lives.
Themes: Dogs, family, death, grief,
Writer's Craft: Point of view, verb tense
Recommended for grade 5. One of the voices in this book is that of Bone, a stray (hence the measure of fantasy.) This is a partner book to A Dog's Life which tells the story of Bone's litter mate Squirrel. You may shed a few tears while reading this, but it's not as sad as some other books with dogs as a theme. When I first started reading it I was confused by the changing voices and verb tenses, but again the ends justify the means.
Told from three points of view, these are the stories of Henry, who desperately wants a dog, Charlie, who's brother has just died, and the dogs have played parts in their lives.
Themes: Dogs, family, death, grief,
Writer's Craft: Point of view, verb tense
Recommended for grade 5. One of the voices in this book is that of Bone, a stray (hence the measure of fantasy.) This is a partner book to A Dog's Life which tells the story of Bone's litter mate Squirrel. You may shed a few tears while reading this, but it's not as sad as some other books with dogs as a theme. When I first started reading it I was confused by the changing voices and verb tenses, but again the ends justify the means.
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