num_pages: 352
description: A tale of two very different worlds both shattered by the loss of loved ones. Tragic comic and full of hope thanks to a dog called Boy.The kennel has been JCs home ever since his new adoptive father locked him inside. For hours on end JC sits and tells his dog Boy how he came to this country: his family; the orphanage and the Haitian earthquake that swept everything away.When his adoptive mother Melanie rescues him life starts to feel normal again. Until JC does something bad something that upset his new father so much that he and Boy are banished to the kennel. But as his new father gets sicker JC realizes they have to find a way out. And so begins a stunning story of a boy a dog and their journey to freedom.
language: English
title: Goodnight, Boy
publisher: Rock the Boat