The Leanin' Dog (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061139345)

More than anything, Dessa Dean needed a friend. A friend to love and confide in, a friend with whom she could share her heart. A friend who would delight in all the beauty and joy and fun of Christmas, only four days away.

Hope had just about run out, but then . . . there came a scratchin' at the door and Dessa Dean's life was forever changed.

Author: K. A. Nuzum
ISBN-10: 0061139343
ISBN-13: 9780061139345
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2008
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.66w x 0.88d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 126985 / Leanin' Dog

Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2008 pg. 1013
School Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 156
Booklist 11/15/2008 pg. 43
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2008 - Recommended - Better Than Most
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2008 pg. 41
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 79 - Recommended, Satisfactory