A Soldier, a Dog and a Boy
2016
First Published
4.05
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages
A young soldier far away from home, a boy orphaned by war, and the stray dog that brings them together. A powerful story of the Somme from one of Australia's most acclaimed children's authors.
Avg Rating
4.05
Number of Ratings
37
5 STARS
38%
4 STARS
43%
3 STARS
8%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Libby Hathorn
Author · 21 books
Libby Hathorn is an Australian writer who produces poetry, picture books, drama, novels, short stories, and nonfiction for children, young adults, and adults. Best known in the United States for her critically acclaimed novel Thunderwith, Hathorn has created works ranging from serious stories of troubled youth to lighthearted, fast-paced comedies. She writes of powerful female characters in her novels for junior readers, such as the protagonists in All about Anna and The Extraordinary Magics of Emma McDade; or of lonely, misunderstood teenagers in novels such as Feral Kid, Love Me Tender, and Valley under the Rock. As Maurice Saxby noted in St. James Guide to Children's Writers, "In her novels for teenagers especially, Hathorn exposes, with compassion, sensitivity, and poetry the universal and ongoing struggle of humanity to heal hurts, establish meaningful relationships, and to learn to accept one's self—and ultimately—those who have wronged us."
