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1912. Twelve-year-old Maggie Wells lives in the port village of Bonnie Bay in Newfoundland, where a statute has been passed outlawing all non-sheepherding dogs. Maggie swears she'll protect her beloved Newfoundland dog, Sirius, by hiding him if she must. Sirius is named after the brightest star in the sky, which is in the constellation of Canis Major, the Great Dog -- and he more than lives up to his name. He hauls firewood across the frozen bay to keep Maggie's family warm in the winter. He helps Pa fish in the cold Atlantic Ocean. And he saves Maggie when she's stranded near an iceberg. Sirius is an invaluable member of the Wells family, worth protecting at all costs. So when a terrific gale strikes the Newfoundland coast, forcing a steamer with one hundred people on board to founder, Maggie must make the hardest decision of her young life.
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Boston. Newfoundland, Florida are backgrounds for Joan Hiatt Harlow's award-winning historical novels. Her latest book, THE WATCHER, which takes place in Nazi Germany, is on the
2015 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People list. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People is an annual reading list of exceptional books for use in social studies classrooms, selected by social studies educators. Joan lives in Venice, FL Other awards include: ASPCA, DISNEY ADVENTURES,FLORIDA STATE BOOK AWARD; PARENTS CHOICE SEALS, CT. NUTMEG AWARD, etc.
