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North to Benjamin



by
Alan Cumyn

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Imprint
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy
ISBN
9781481497527

Awards and Honors
Kirkus Best Books, Middle-Grade - 2018
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Violence: Cruelty to Animals, Language: Mild Language, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse, Sexual Content: Reference/Discussion
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When Edgar and his mom move to Dawson, Alaska, to house-sit, the big, snuffly old dog, Benjamin, seems to understand Edgar like no one else. But will his mother’s destructive behavior ruin their latest fresh start?

Author’s note.

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Violence: Cruelty to Animals, Language: Mild Language, Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse, Sexual Content: Reference/Discussion

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

304

Trim Size

8 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Dewey

F

AR

4.6: points 9

Lexile

700L

Genre

Fiction

Scholastic Reading Counts

15

JLG Release

Mar 2019

Book Genres


Topics

Mothers and sons. Family problems. Alcoholism. Dogs. Moving households. Dawson City, Yukon Territory. Canada. Photography. Survival stories. Magical realism.

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