Status
Available
Call number
Description
In 1912, fearing for the safety of her beloved Newfoundland dog Sirius because of a new law outlawing non-sheepherding dogs in her Newfoundland village, twelve-year-old Maggie tries to save him by keeping him hidden.
Collection
Publication
Margaret K. McElderry Books (2001), Edition: Reprint, 160 pages
Subjects
Awards
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2003)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2003)
Sasquatch Book Award (Nominee — 2003)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2003)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2003)
Great Lakes Great Books Award (Winner — 2002)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 2003)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2004)
ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Awards (Winner — 2000)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Elementary — 2003)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 2004)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — 2006)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2001)
Language
Original publication date
2000
Physical description
160 p.; 5.14 inches
ISBN
0689846215 / 9780689846212
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