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201 pp.
| Holiday |
September, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-8234-1628-3$$16.95
(4)
4-6
An archetypal plot in juvenile fiction is played out in this story of Brad finding an orphaned coyote, raising it, then realizing the animal needs to be released back into the wild. It's pretty familiar stuff, and there is nothing in Brad's first-person narration that makes this version particularly distinctive, despite its quick pace and genial tone.