Dancing through the snow
Title
:
Dancing through the snow
Personal Author EPSB
:
Jean, Little
Summary
:
Jean Little's poignant novel about an abandoned girl, and the dog who helps teach her how to trust again. Ten-year-old Min has had a long history of foster care since she was abandoned at age three. Now, let go by yet another foster family, Min continues to build a protective wall around herself. Her newest caregiver, a former Children's Aid doctor, sees past Min's hardened shell and tries to find a way to reach her...and does, finally, by taking in a sick, neglected dog that has escaped from a puppy mill. While watching the dog recover and open its heart to its new owners, Min comes out of her own shell. Readers will rejoice as Min opens her heart and allows herself to be a part of a loving family, to make friends and to finally stand up to the taunts of a bully, whose hurtful words have contributed to her lack of self-esteem.
Year Published
:
2007
Physical Description
:
239 p. ; 20 cm.
Reading Grade level
:
Junior.
Grade Interest level
:
5-8
Program Information
:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.1 9.0 127385
Gr. 4+
Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader 5.1 9.0
Subject
:
Adopted children -- Fiction.
Puppy mill.
Adoption -- Fiction.
Foster home care -- Fiction.
Bullying -- Fiction.
Family -- Fiction.
Foster care of animals -- Fiction.
Self-esteem -- Fiction.
Bullies -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Girls -- Fiction.
Enfants placés -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Foster children -- Fiction.
Dogs -- Fiction.
Foundlings -- Fiction.
Chiens -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Enfants trouvés -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Abandoned children -- Fiction.
Foster parents -- Fiction.
Child welfare -- Fiction.
Dogs.
Foster children.
Foundlings.
Genre
:
Domestic fiction.
Added Author
:
Morin, Paul.
Summary
:
Jean Little's poignant novel about an abandoned girl, and the dog who helps teach her how to trust again. Ten-year-old Min has had a long history of foster care since she was abandoned at age three. Now, let go by yet another foster family, Min continues to build a protective wall around herself. Her newest caregiver, a former Children's Aid doctor, sees past Min's hardened shell and tries to find a way to reach her...and does, finally, by taking in a sick, neglected dog that has escaped from a puppy mill. While watching the dog recover and open its heart to its new owners, Min comes out of her own shell. Readers will rejoice as Min opens her heart and allows herself to be a part of a loving family, to make friends and to finally stand up to the taunts of a bully, whose hurtful words have contributed to her lack of self-esteem.
ISBN
:
9780545989657
Publisher
:
Toronto : Scholastic Canada, 2007.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Johnny Bright | YA F LIT | Book | 31455000015981 | Teen |