Sheep
By Valerie Hobbs
(Square Fish, Paperback, 9780312561161, 144pp.)
Publication Date: April 28, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover
Categories: Action & Adventure - General, Family - General, Social Issues - Friendship
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The sheep closed in around him like a big, woolly blanket. The puppy had never been so scared or so excited in his life. Soon he was racing, feinting, dodging—learning what it means to be one of the proud breed of Border collies, the finest sheepherders in the world. Then, almost overnight, his life is turned upside down. He finds himself in a series of strange places, with no sheep, his family gone. With nothing but the courage he was born with and a dream, he searches for the life he once knew, gathering names and adventures as he goes. For a short time, he’s called Blackie. To the Goat Man, he’s Shep. To Hollerin, he’s Spot. There’s one name that threatens to haunt him forever—Sparky, the name Billy the circus man calls him. But there’s another name that he is given, one that finally makes him feel at home. . . .
Valerie Hobbs is the author of many acclaimed books for young adults, such as Tender and Defiance (available in Summer 2009 from Square Fish). Her next book, Lucy in the Sky, will be available from FSG in Spring 2010. She lives in Santa Barbara, California.
“The classic foundling story is beautifully told in the dog’s simple, first-person voice.”—Booklist
“Believable and satisfying. It’s a winner.”—School Library Journal
“The attitude that carries Jack through adventure after adventure . . . will win readers over and keep them rooting for him all the way.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Children who love animal stories will delight in this first person—or should I say first-dog?—tale.”—Entertainment Weekly “Hobbs portrays the ups and downs of life both humorously and sensitively as seen and felt by a very special border collie; a story that young readers will remember as a journey of the heart.”—Signal
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