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Dancing Through the Snow

Categories: Fiction
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ISBN: 9780545989657 Pages: 248 Ages: 9-12 Dimensions: 5.250" x 7.625"

About this book

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.

Awards

Shortlisted, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award 2008
Shortlisted, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice) 2008
Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year 2007
Commended, OLA Best Bets 2007

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