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Reviewed on February 1, 2003
Gr 4-8 A lone wolf paces his enclosure at a zoo, growing annoyed by a boy who stares at him, day after day. Finally, he decides to challenge the boy and he stares back. But the wolf has just one eye, having lost the other when he was captured from the wild 10 years ago. So the boy closes one eye, and is then given a window into the animal's world. The wolf runs through his life like a movie, full of dialogue between the cubs and their mother, stories shared, adventures. Finally there is the cruel shock of his capture and the numbness of the years in captivity. When his story is complete, he asks...Log In or Sign Up to Read More