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Dogsong

By: Gary Paulsen
Narrated by: Robert Ramirez
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Gary Paulsen's Dogsong - a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults - is the graphic, coming-of-age tale of a modern Eskimo lad and his consuming vision quest and harrowing struggle for survival.

Troubled by changes in his Alaskan village, 14-year-old Russell Suskitt seeks the counsel of the village elder - and only dog team owner. After his training in the ancient arts of hunting with bow and lance, handling sled dogs, and surviving arctic dangers, Russell embarks upon his lonely search for Eskimo manhood.

©1985 Gary Paulsen (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Literature & Fiction Survival Multicultural Action & Adventure Fiction Sports & Outdoors

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"Unusual and moving ... a remarkable book." ( Library Journal)
Captivating Narrative • Cultural Perspective • Clear Enunciation • Survival Adventure • Coming-of-age Tale

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Really interesting story - gives you a great perspective of Eskimo life and traditions - sadness, joy, grief, heartache - would have liked to hear more about the relationship between man & dog but as an enjoyable shorter story I thought it was really well done!

Could feel the cold

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If you liked the Hatchet, you'll like this story. A good eskimo vision quest tale about sled dogs and survival.

Another great story by Gary Paulsen

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I didn’t like how it was so complicated in words and phrases otherwise it was a complicated story!

The song and bravery

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the author brings nature, power to survive, adventure, and the harshness of the white north, and appreciation of what the Inuits had to endure.

loved it

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This book took me to a place and people I'll never see or know. A coming of age story of a boy where snow covered winter home community has no dogs. Accordng to a tale of the boys grandparent's days , starvation caused the community to eat the precious dogs. Except for one wise elderly man, who has several sled dogs that have grown fat from doing nothing. What's a young teenage boy to do? I love this story.

I stayed awake to hear the story

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