The Dog of Knots

by Kathy Walden Kaplan

Overview

In Haifa, Israel at the onset of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, nine-year-old Mayim struggles to find her voice amidst the tumult of war. Having lost her father in the Six Day War, she seeks courage from her mother, from her great aunt, from the woman across the street, and from an ancient stray dog. She finds, instead, that it is they who need courage from her.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781879571075
Publisher:	Librado Press/MAB Books
Publication date:	06/26/2012
Pages:	110
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.26(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

Mayim struggles with doing right versus staying safe. In Haifa, Mayim befriends a stray dog that lives in the wadi. When the 1973 Yom Kippur War breaks out, Mayim must brave the dangers around her to save the dog from his own fear, starvation and possibly the fighting itself. Author Kathy Walden Kaplan brings readers 9-12 a touching story of friendship, political turmoil and hope.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 21, 2004

Sue Bradford Edwards

A poignant first novel from a talented new author.
—Midwest Book Review, June 2004

Vicki Arkoff