The dogs of winter
By: by Bobbie Pyron
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780545399302; 9780545399319; 9780545469852
Subjects: Homeless persons; Street children; Gangs; Human-animal relationships; Dogs; Fiction
Description: Brought to Leningrad in 1990s Russia by his mother's abusive boyfriend, five-year-old Mishka is forced by a gang of homeless children to lie and steal until he finds comfort and love with a pack of dogs. Includes historical note.