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109 pp.
| Farrar/Foster |
April, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-374-31776-8$16.00
(2)
4-6
After an accident leaves her favorite sled dog, Roxy, blind, twelve-year-old Willow must transport Roxy to her grandparents for safe-keeping. The first-person, present-tense narrative is typeset in diamond shapes; bold-faced words at the heart of each diamond hold an additional nugget of meaning. Despite some misplaced mysticism, as a dog and dogsled story, the tale wears its knowledge gracefully.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2008