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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 1953
Hurry Home, Candy
By Meindert DeJong, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
A lost dog searches for a place to call home.
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244 pages
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Bookroo's summary
A nameless, lost dog roams the desolate countryside, surviving on scraps and solitude. Along his journey, he encounters fleeting kindness from strangers, but never stays. Will he ever find a true home?
From the publisher
The dog was lost. He had no name, and no one to love him. He has only the silent, empty countryside, and a few crumbs and bare bones he could pick up. He had only himself, and he was afraid. Along the way, the little dog found a few friends, people who gave him shelter for a while, but always he moved on – until he found a place he could call home forever.
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At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 244
- Reading age
- 9–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 750L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~4.8
- F&P level
- ~R
Publication
- Published
- September 13, 1953
- First published
- January 1, 1953
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780064400251
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