description: “I can’t speak for all dogs. Not all dogs are alike. And most certainly, not all dogs have the same experiences. . . .”Squirrel is not like most dogs. Born a stray, she must make her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal. Her life story, in her own words, is marked by loss, but also by an inspiring instinct to survive. And when it seems she will roam the woods and country roads alone forever, Squirrel makes two friends who, in very different ways, define her fate.At once heartrending and hopeful, Ann Martin’s exquisite story of a dog’s life is told with her trademark grace and insight.
language: English
title: A Dog's Life
titlecomplete: A Dog's Life
characters: Susan, Squirrel
genres: Dogs, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Animals, Fiction, Fantasy, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 15486
series: A Dog’s Life
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award
category: Fiction Companion Animals Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Junior, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Alabama Library Association Children's Book of the Year
category: 4-6, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: William Allen White Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: North Carolina Children's Book Award
publisher: Listening Library (Audio)