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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2016 | Xpress Reviews Web Only
Gr 3–5—Nikel and his sister Flora are caught in a blizzard. Left in a car by their mother, who went to get help and did not return, they are saved by Teddy; it's a heroic act for a human but all the more impressive for a dog. Teddy was once rescued himself, taken from a shelter by a poet named Sylvan, who surrounded him with words and read him Shakespeare, James Joyce, and C.S. Lewis, as well as his favorite book, Donald Hall's Ox-Cart Man. Though Teddy ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Teddy, an Irish wolfhound, recounts his rescue of two children after a car crash in winter. Teddy speaks but...Log In or Sign Up to Read More