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MacLachlan, Patricia

The Poet's Dog

89 pp. | HarperCollins/Tegen | September, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-229262-9 $14.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-06-229263-6 $15.89 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-229265-0
(3) 4-6 Teddy, an Irish wolfhound, recounts his rescue of two children after a car crash in winter. Teddy speaks but is only understood by poets and children. In flashbacks he also reveals that his human, a poet, has recently died. Through his care of the children, Teddy comes to accept his loss in this heartfelt, atmospheric novella.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis

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