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Kavik the Wolf Dog

An extraordinary journey of instinct and survival from the author of Gentle Ben

When Andy Evans stumbles upon the snow-covered wreckage of a small plane, he's shocked to find a survivor. Should he put the gravely injured dog out of his misery? The look in the animal's eyes says he's not ready to die. It turns out that Kavik's a champion sled dog, and soon he makes a full recovery. When his rightful owner finds out Kavik is alive, he wants the dog back. But Kavik has other ideas.

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Swiftly paced from the first page . . . dramatic and absorbing. The Horn Book"

Genre
adventurehistorical fictionliterary fiction
Themes
animalsdogschildhoodsurvivalwolves
Setting
alaska
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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