Waggit's Tale
No. of pages 224
Published: 2008
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A heart-warming tale about a puppy who finds a new home with a pack of wild dogs when his owner abandons him in New York's Central Park.
Waggit has been cruelly abandoned by his owner in Central Park, New York. Realising he now has to fend for himself he takes refuge with a group of stray dogs who have to work together to survive.
But life for the wild dogs in Central Park is harsh, with the constant threat of starvation, fights with other packs of dogs and the fear of being taken to the "great unknown" (the dog pound) by the humans who patrol the park.
Can Waggit face his fears and become a true member of the pack or will the yearning to be owned again lead him away from his new friends?
This book is part of a book series called Waggit .
There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers .
Peter Howe was born in London and has lived in New York for thirty years, where he currently resides with his wife and two dogs. He is a former New York Times Magazine and Life magazine picture editor. Waggit's tale his first novel for children is based on the real life of his dog Roo, whom he found abandoned in Central Park in 1981.
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