Engle, Margarita.

Mountain dog / Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov. - First edition. - pages cm

When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.

ISBN: 9780805095166 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2012027680

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Novels in verse.
Rescue dogs
Dogs
Human-animal relationships
Great-uncles
Foster home care
Hispanic Americans

LC Class. No.: PZ7.5.E54 / Mo 2013

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]