Elf dog & owl head
Call Number
- J ANDE (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.
Physical Description
229 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience
660L Lexile.com
Summary
"A summer spent sharing the family computer with his annoying sisters, trying to tune out his parent's financial worries, and video-calling with his friends. That's what Clay has to look forward to during that first summer of the sickness all over the world. But one day, in the woods, everything changes. From the moment he sees the peculiar young dog with the fancy collar, Clay knows there's something special about her. There are other things in the woods, too: beautiful, ancient things, tucked in the invisible folds of the forest, where reality ripples and other worlds can be glimpsed. But as Clay and his mysterious dog explore day after day, Clay comes to realize that the woods also hold secrets and traps and things to be scared of. If he's not careful, Clay might just step off the path and never find his way back." --Dust jacket.
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.