| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
229 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
Quarantined with his family as a global plague ravages the world, Clay retreats to the woods where he meets a special little dog who leads him on surreal adventures where choosing the wrong path could cause them both to lose their way forever. |
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"Clay has had his fill of home life. A global plague has brought the world to a screeching halt, and with little to look forward to but a summer of video-calling friends, vying with annoying sisters for the family computer, and tuning out his parents’ financial worries, he’s only too happy to retreat to the woods. From the moment the elegant little dog with the ornate collar appears like an apparition among the trees, Clay sees something uncanny in her. With this mysterious Elphinore as guide, he’ll glimpse ancient secrets folded all but invisibly into the forest. Each day the dog leads Clay down paths he never knew existed, deeper into the unknown. But they aren’t alone in their surreal adventures. There are traps and terrors in the woods, too, and if Clay isn’t careful, he might stray off the path and lose his way forever. Graced with evocative black-and-white illustrations by Junyi Wu, Elf Dog and Owl Head is heartfelt and exhilarating, wry and poignant, seamlessly merging the fantastic and the familiar in a tale both timely and timeless." -- Amazon. |
| Awards |
Newbery Honor Book, 2024 |
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A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Subject |
Dogs -- Juvenile fiction.
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Forests and forestry -- Juvenile fiction.
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Quarantine -- Juvenile fiction.
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Boys -- Juvenile fiction.
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Dogs -- Fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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Human-animal relationships -- Fiction.
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Fantasy.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic.
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JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books.
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Children's stories
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Dogs
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Forests and forestry
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Human-animal relationships
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Magic
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Quarantine
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Dogs -- Juvenile fiction.
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Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
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Animal behavior -- Juvenile fiction.
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Dogs -- Fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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Animal behavior -- Fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fantasy fiction.
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Fantasy fiction
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Fiction
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Juvenile works
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Adventure fiction.
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Action and adventure fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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Novels.
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| Added Author |
Wu, Junyi (Graphic designer), illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Elf dog and owl head |
| ISBN |
9781536222814 (hardcover) |
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153622281X (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
9781536222814 |
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