OLDER FICTION
Koja, Kathe

Straydog

(2) YA "Lassie with an attitude" is how an animal shelter employee describes the feral collie he brings in one day. It's also an apt description for this novel--a dog story that isn't sappy--and its protagonist, Rachel, who is both kindhearted (toward dogs) and hostile (toward almost everyone else). The satisfying novel is a fast but semi-sophisticated read for teens who haven't outgrown dog stories.

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