Shadow / by Michael Morpurgo.

By:

Morpurgo, Michael [author.]

Contributor(s):

Birmingham, Christian [illustrator. ]

Language: English London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2011Description: 287 pages : color illustration ; 19 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780007339617 (paperback)

Subject(s):

Afghanistan

Summary: When a western dog shows up outside the caves where Aman, a boy from Afghanistan, fleeing the horror of the Afghan war, lives with his mother, he is initially repulsed. It is not customary for people to keep dogs as pets in his part of the world. But when Aman and his mother finally decide to make a bid for freedom, the dog Aman has called Shadow will not leave their side. Soon it becomes clear: the destinies of boy and dog are linked, and always will be

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	American University in Dubai	American University in Dubai	Children's Books	JUV MORP SHA 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	y20004768

When a western dog shows up outside the caves where Aman, a boy from Afghanistan, fleeing the horror of the Afghan war, lives with his mother, he is initially repulsed. It is not customary for people to keep dogs as pets in his part of the world. But when Aman and his mother finally decide to make a bid for freedom, the dog Aman has called Shadow will not leave their side. Soon it becomes clear: the destinies of boy and dog are linked, and always will be

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