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Available
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Description
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1994)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1994)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1994)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1994)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1994)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1994)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Winner — 1993)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1993)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 1993)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1994)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Youth — 1994)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 1995)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Winner — 1994)
Newbery Medal (Medal Winner — 1992)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1994)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2015)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Winner — 1994)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 1994)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 1994)
Nevada Young Readers' Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1994)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1994)
West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award (Winner — 1993-1994)
Land Of Enchantment Book Award (Winner — Children's — 1994)
Golden Archer Award (Winner — 1992)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 1993)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 1994)
Maine Student Book Award (Winner — 1993)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Great Reads from Great Places (West Virginia — 2002)
Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!) (West Virginia)
Teacher Favorites Award (1989-1993)
ISBN
9780689835827