The leanin' dog /
Leaning dog
by K.A. Nuzum.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2008.
- 250 p ; 22 cm.
School Library Journal starred. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Booklist, November 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Kirkus Review, September 2008. School Library Journal starred, October 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2008. Wilson's Children, July 2009. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010.
Eleven-year-old Dessa Dean, mourning the death of her mother, finds an injured dog on her porch, which allows both Dessa and the dog to heal together with a friendship that shapes both of their lives.