Dog Gone, by Carole Poustie
Junior Fiction. A novel for ages 10+
Dog lovers. Family. Ghosts. Mystery.
Shortly after Ish’s grandfather dies, his mum is holidaying in Mongolia and Dad has moved to Sydney for work, so Ish and his bossy big sister, Molly, go to stay with Gran in the country. But then Ish’s dog, Lucky, goes missing …
As Australian children’s laureate, Ursula Dubosarsky, says, ‘this is a story full of incident and emotion about a missing dog, a ghost and a family at crossroads – but most of all about the wondrously healing power of poetry in the life of a child.’
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Both great contemporary Australian novels. Heartwarming characters, well-paced and totally absorbing reads.
I assume you’re also referring to Carole Poustie’s second book here, Fran. I’m part way through reading ‘In The Dark’, and enjoying it as much as ‘Dog Gone’. That will be the next book taster I record for The Story Corner.