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Night of the Howling Dogs
By Salisbury, Graham
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38573-122-5 978-0-38590-146-8
- Publisher
- Lamb Random
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2007
Gr 5-9 While camping out on the south flank of Kilauea, Dylan endures taunts and threats from older, glowering Louie, newest member of his Boy Scout troop from Hilo and with whom he has had a previous encounter. A campfire ghost story sets a suspenseful mood, which is heightened by the suggestion of some paniolosHawaiian cowboys who have camped out nearbythat the Goddess Pele, in the form of a dog Dylan has repeatedly seen, foretells trouble to com...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2007
Many a disaster story has begun with a small cadre of campers out in the wilderness, and Salisbury's latest—about Boy Scouts caught on Hawaii's Big Island during the earthquake and ensuing tsunami of 1975—is no exception. What is exceptional, however, is that this story is based on a stranger-than-fiction episode in which Salisbury's cousin survived being carried over ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
This story is based on a stranger-than-fiction episode in which the author's Boy Scout cousin survived a tsunami. Even-tempered ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
