The Leanin' Dog

K. A. Nuzum

HarperCollins, Sep 30, 2008 - Juvenile Fiction - 256 pages

More than anything, Dessa Dean needed a friend. A friend to love and confide in, a friend with whom she could share her heart. A friend who would delight in all the beauty and joy and fun of Christmas, only four days away.

Hope had just about run out, but then . . . there came a scratchin' at the door and Dessa Dean's life was forever changed.

What people are saying

Review: The Leanin' Dog

User Review  - Ellen Ramsey - Goodreads

A girl afraid to go outside and a dog afraid to be inside. Dessa Dean spends her days inside the cabin. She stokes the fire, does the school assignments that her father leaves her before he goes off ...

Review: The Leanin' Dog

User Review  - Maria - Goodreads

This was a very good kids' book. I read it because a fourth grade student of mine wanted me to read it. It's a nice story for a fourth or fifth grader to enjoy.

About the author

K. A. Nuzum, the author of A Small White Scar, had an early career as a ballroom dancer before earning her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College. She is the leader of a pack of five dogs, one husband, and two sons on a small farm in eastern Colorado.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Leanin' Dog
• Author: K. A. Nuzum
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008
• ISBN: 0061139343, 9780061139345
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs