num_pages: 177
description: Inspired by an Eskimo shaman, Russel Suskitt takes a dog team and sled to escape the modern ways of his village and to find his own "song" of himself. "Enough gritty realism to satisfy the most adventure-hungry readers."--School Library Journal.
language: English
title: Dogsong
titlecomplete: Dogsong
genres: Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Coming Of Age, Animals, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Survival, Adventure, Fiction, Dogs
ratings_count: 6343
places: Alaska
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Puffin Books