The Dogs

Written by Allan Stratton

On the run from his father for years, a boy finds his new farmhouse hides terrifying secrets.

272 pages· 55,277 words· Est. 5 hour read· HL550L

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Bookroo's summary

A boy and his mom have spent years on the run from his father, starting over every time he catches up with them. Their new home, an isolated farmhouse beside a cornfield, feels different: the boy keeps glimpsing movement that disappears when he looks and hears whispers of the place's dark past. As the secrets pile up, he can't tell what is real and what is imagined.

From the publisher

This place is full of secrets. And they won’t leave him alone.When I look, it disappears. Wait. There it is again, at the cornfield. Some movement, some thing. Mom and I have been on the run for years. Every time he catches up with us, we move to a new place and start over.But this place is different.”Brilliant, page-turning, and eerie. Had me guessing to the very end.” –Joseph Delaney, author of The Last Apprentice series”It’s about ghosts and terrifying danger and going mad all at once. I didn’t know what was real and what was imagined until the very last page. I loved it!” –Melvin Burgess, Carnegie Medal and Guardian Prize winning author of Smack Allan Stratton is an acclaimed internationally published playwright and author. His awards include a Michael L. Printz Honor award, multiple ALA picks, and the Independent Publisher Book Award.

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