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Age Range
10 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2013-06-13
Page Count
160
Publisher
Clarion Books
Grade Level
5th - 7th
ISBN
9780547976518
Lexile
890
Themes
murder

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Written by Melanie Crowder

In this haunting, lyrical novel told from three perspectives, Sarel has just witnessed the violent murder of her parents. But she is not completely alone on the drought-ridden land. Nandi is the leader of a pack of dogs who looks out for her pups and for skinny Sarel-girl. Nandi knows they are all in trouble, and she knows, too, that a boy is coming—an escaped prisoner with the water song inside him. A hard-hitting but ultimately hopeful survival story.

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Age Range
10 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2013-06-13
Page Count
160
Publisher
Clarion Books
Grade Level
5th - 7th
ISBN
9780547976518
Lexile
890
Themes
murder
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