Dog Star

by Megan Shepherd

Book Overview

Based on an incredible true story, Carnegie Medal nominee and New York Times-bestselling author Megan Shepherd crafts a harrowing, propulsive girl-and-her-dog tale that will linger in your heart long after the last page.

Laika is a Cold Dog, a stray pup fighting for her life on the streets of Moscow. Then, one winter night, she is plucked from her alley to become a starflyer, a dog trained to travel into space. Distrustful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374314586
• ISBN13: 9780374314583
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7