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Dog

by Daniel Pennac · 1982

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Rescued from certain death by a kindly dog at the city dump, an abandoned puppy grows up fending for himself until he finds a home with a willful little girl. Could she be the mistress of his dreams?

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisdogsdogsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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