Overview

When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a lonely thirteen-year-old boy, must move to Manhattan to live with his estranged mother. Between alcohol-infused lectures about her self-sacrifice and awkward visits with his distant father, Davy's only comfort is his beloved dachshund, Fred. Things start to look up when he and a boy from school become friends. But when their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Davy struggles to understand what happened and what it might mean."Shattering . . . frank . . . intelligent."--Horn Book"Sophisticated . . . remarkably touching."--Time magazineNew York Times Best of 1969 Book ListSchool Library Journal Best of 1969 Book List This anniversary edition features reflections from Brent Hartinger (Geography Club), Martin Wilson (What They Always Tell Us), and Kathleen T. Horning (Director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center), with a foreword by Stacey Donovan (Dive).

ISBN-13

9780471062233

ISBN-10

0471062235

List Price

$39.95

Format

Hardcover

Pages

433 pages

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published On

1982-01-01



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