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Published
2008
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Subgenre
Contemporary
Words
16,758
Section
Middle Grade

Diamond Willow

Helen Frost

Twelve-year-old Willow longs to mush her family's sled dogs alone to her grandparents' house in remote Alaska, but when she finally does, a crash blinds Roxy, her father's favorite dog, and Willow must find a way to save her.

  • Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award 2009
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Themes

Parents & grandparentsCultural heritageNature & animalsFamily

Mood

Feels reflective, emotional, hopeful.

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