num_pages: 176
description: "In the Old Days There Were Songs"Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up.Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of dogs in the village, understands Russel's longing for the old ways and the songs that celebrated them. But Oogruk cannot give Russel the answers he seeks; the old man can only prepare him for what he must do alone. Driven by a strange, powerful dream of a long-ago self and by a burning desire to find his own song, Russel takes Oogruk's dogs on an epic journey of self-discovery that will change his life forever.
language: English
title: Dogsong
titlecomplete: Dogsong
genres: Fiction, Animals, Adventure, Coming Of Age, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Survival, Realistic Fiction, Dogs
ratings_count: 6343
places: Alaska
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Simon Pulse