DogboyAges: 12 and up Pages: 216 List Price: $16.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 11/1/2006 ISBN: 1-932425-76-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-932425-76-5 |
He is born on a bare hillside, near the end of the Dry Time. Abandoned by his mother, cared for and suckled only by a dog, he becomes a creature of the wilds. To the poor villagers, he hardly appears human at all, and they reject him. Yet the dogboy, as he is called, proves to be a survivor. Against all odds, and despite his savage upbringing, he grows into a "special" child--someone destined to change the lives of all who cross his path. Reviews"Lyrically written." "Kelleher keeps up the suspense in this cautionary tale … and telling the boy's childhood in a fascinating way." "Kelleher uses the image of the enfant sauvage to unusual effect in this fable with moral and religious overtones." |
