"A boy and his dog. A family crisis, a sudden wrench, a fearsome ordeal. Classic elements, which Mary-anne Scott fuses into this pacy, authentic story of loss and triumph" - David Hill.
NZ Childrens & Young Adult Book Award 2022
Finalist for Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction
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I'm too busy to babysit, so I hope you and that mongrel are up for the job.
Phil, and his father's beloved heading dog, Blue, have to spend the Christmas break working on a sheep station while Phil's dad undergoes out-of-town, cancer treatment. The station manager, Chopper, isn't happy having a teenager in his care and certainly not a sheepdog that doesn't understand his signals. Things start to improve for Phil when Chopper's step-daughter, Emara arrives back from holiday, but a wayward ram and a poor decision plummets both boy and dog into danger.
Phil will need all the strength he's got to get out alive.
Paperback
Mary-anne Scott
200 pages