When a lonely boy leaves an orphanage to be apprenticed to a laddermaker only to find out that he is a virtual prisoner, he seeks escape with the one affectionate creature in his life, the dog Mash.
How it feels
MoodAdventurous
AtmosphereWhimsical
How it reads
Character focusSingle lead
Worth knowing
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesFamily
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