INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Hart, Alison

Murphy: Gold Rush Dog

(3) 4-6 Dog Chronicles series. Illustrated by Michael G. Montgomery. After escaping a cruel owner, Alaskan sled dog Murphy finds a home with eleven-year-old Sally and her mother. Though he's emotionally scarred from past abuse, Murphy proves his bravery when he accompanies Sally on her lone search for gold. This charming dog's-eye-view adventure set in 1900 will please dog lovers and historical fiction fans alike. Appended historical background supplements the narrative. Reading list. Bib.

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