Dog Boy

Eva Hornung

Publisher: Bloomsbury UK Trade
Released: 06 September 2010
ISBN: 9781408816943

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mentioned by author Peggy Frew as one of her favourite books of 2011. Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, 10-11 December.

Four-year-old Romochka is left alone in a dark, empty Moscow apartment. After a few days, hunger drives him outside, where he sees a large, yellow dog loping past and follows her to her lair on the outskirts of the city. During the seasons that follow, Romochka changes from a boy into something far wilder. He learns to see in the dark, attack enemies with tooth and claw, and understand the strict pack code. But when he begins to hunt in the city, the world of human beings, it is only a matter of time before the authorities take an interest…

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