Dogboy | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Russell
Publisher: Greenwillow
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 941638
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.8 x 1
ISBN: 0060841168
EAN: 9780060841164
ASIN: 0060841168
Publication Date: May 1, 2006
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Brind Discovered as a baby in Sir Edmund's kennels, Brind has grown up with the mastiffs. He plays with them, eats with them, and sleeps in their den. Brind understands dogs better than he understands any human. Glaive The largest and most powerful dog in the pack, Glaive is Brind's best friend. He would do anything for the dog boy, even race straight into battle. Aurélie Thrown out of her home as the French army prepares for the English invasion, Aurélie can either beg outside the town wall with her mother, or fight the enemy herself. She has never been one to sit still. When the English and French armies clash at the Battle of Crécy, there will be honor, treachery, loss, chivalry—and glory. For Brind, Glaive, and Aurélie, this is only the beginning.
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A gem for older children and teens April 7, 2008
LS in Maine (Eliot, ME United States)
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I just read this book to my ten year-old son and I can't remember a children's book I've enjoyed more. It's heartwarming, historically interesting and full of originality, especially in the portrayal of the main character Brind, the "Dog Boy" who was raised by dogs and helps care for a nobleman's mastiffs. I particularly loved the author's use of dry humor in bringing the Middle Ages to life. For instance, one of the main characters, an English knight who is captured during a battle in France by an amiable French lord (they become pals), struggles to figure out if the code of chivalry would allow him to return home when the lord suddenly dies, because the ransom to secure his freedom hasn't yet arrived from England. The story works on an adult level, yet the relationships between the half-wild boy Brind and the mastiff "Glaive", his canine soulmate, and the feisty orphaned French girl, Aurelie, makes an appealing story for children. There are some violent scenes and nasty characters, so the book is probably best for older children (as well as teens). I hope this book catches on -- it's an absolute gem.
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