Brought to Moscow in 1990s Russia by his mother’s abusive boyfriend, five-year-old Mishka is forced by a gang of homeless children to lie and steal until he finds comfort and love with a pack of dogs. Includes historical note.
- ISBN: 9780545399302
- Author: Pyron, Bobbie
- Published: 2012 , Arthur A. Levine Books
- Themes: Dog, gang, Homelessness and poverty, Human-animal relationship
- Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Russia
- No. of pages: 308