In 1346, twelve-year-old Brind, an orphaned kennel boy raised with hunting dogs at an English manor, accompanies his master, along with half of the manor's prized mastiffs, to France, where he must fend for himself when both his master and the dogs are lost at the decisive battle of Crécy.
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AtmosphereBleak
How it reads
Character focusSingle lead
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Written forMiddle grade
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ThemesFamily
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