Bibliograph

Dogsong, a novel by Gary Paulsen

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Dogsong, a novel by Gary Paulsen

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Dogsong

Responsibility statement

a novel by Gary Paulsen

Summary

Fourteen-year-old Russel Susskit is disillusioned by the changes to his Eskimo village: the smell of diesel oil in the morning, the sound of snowmobiles scaring the seals away. In need of guidance, he turns to the oldest member of his village. The elderly man understands Russel's desire for the old ways and sets him on a powerful vision quest to learn the songs that celebrated them. Russel must venture north by dogsled, dressed only in deer skins and armed with a simple bow and lance. Alone, gliding along the icy landscape, miles away from civilization, Russel hopes to discover his own song

Target audience

adolescent

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