A dramatic story about how a young boy manages to survive on the streets of Moscow cared for only by dogs. Mishka is only five when his world falls apart. When his mother mysteriously vanishes, Mishka learns how to survive in the hard life of the streets. Here, gangs of children run wild, begging and stealing to stay alive.
Dirty, cold and hungry, they are easy targets for everyone including the older, bullying boys who promise to take care of them. Mishka finds a novel way out when he decides to stay with a pack of feral dogs instead. Despite the gruelling hardship at its core, Mishka’s story is touchingly told capturing the innocence which the small boy never looses.
Ivan and his mother and grandmother are happy together. Then Grandmother dies, and he comes along making Ivan share his mother. When Mother disappears, he insists he doesn't know what has happened, and Ivan finds himself alone, cold and abandoned on the streets of Moscow, with little chance to make it through the harsh winter.
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Ivan and his mother and grandmother are happy together. Then Grandmother dies, and he comes along making Ivan share his mother.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Dogs of Winter and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
The Dogs of Winter features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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The Dogs of Winter was written by Bobbie Pyron and published by Andersen Press Ltd
The Dogs of Winter has 353 pages