The Dogs of Winter

Mar 19, 2013 Jack Swanson rated it 4 of 5 stars

I've been in the cold before, but author Bobby Pyron showed me that I had never been in the cold of Russia, like Mishka in The Dogs of Winter. This book starts out when Mishka is only five years old and progresses from there, as he grows older he learns new ways to survive as he lives on the streets. Mishka used to live a very normal life, with his grandmother and mother, however it is all turned upside down when eventually his babushka, or grandmother dies. His mother has no one to talk to, and...more I've been in the cold before, but author Bobby Pyron showed me that I had never been in the cold of Russia, like Mishka in The Dogs of Winter. This book starts out when Mishka is only five years old and progresses from there, as he grows older he learns new ways to survive as he lives on the streets. Mishka used to live a very normal life, with his grandmother and mother, however it is all turned upside down when eventually his babushka, or grandmother dies. His mother has no one to talk to, and becomes depressed. She idles and takes a long time to perform normal tasks, and later loses her job. These events soon throw Mishka onto the streets without food or money, always searching for his mother.

The theme of this book revolves around family, and survival. Even though Mishka does'nt have a real family, while searching for food in the streets, he notices how successful dogs are and befriends some of them, only after learning that the other children of the streets aren't so nice. But the dogs treat him kindly, and teach him a few things about how to live without money, and sometimes Mishka can even earn money by begging with the dogs.

The book was a combination of survival and adventure, always changing. It was an adventure because Mishka is always on the move with the dogs, not for fun, but just to stay alive. But it is a survival as well because he must learn to live from a pack of street dogs, steal from civilans, beg, dig through trash for food, and even hunt. Most of the time he lives in the city until he learns it is unsafe, and he and his dogs run to the forest, and learn to hunt. It could be either genre, but I would say it is an adventure.

Something that I absolutely loved about this book was the through out the entire book, it never changed from who it was being told, from Mishka. It is also told as a five year old would tell it, at times the words can be very simple, or how most characters besides his dogs, and real family don't have actually names like "Him", "He", is a man that comes to live with them after babushka dies, "he" is a very bad man and scares and hits Mishka, which is another reason why he leaves to the streets, Mishka hates how "he" treats him. Another thing I liked was how Mishka never, finished hos school, so his reading and vocabulary are very limited. This makes seeing new animals and objects very different and exciting for him. However there was one part in the book I did not like, this was little grandmother (a dog) died. even though you don'y learn very much about this small poor dog, you love her and when she dies due to the deconstruction of a building, you are very disapointed and very sad. It might have just been the way Mishka described the whole event, " A terrible shriek. I looked behind me and gasped. Grandmother lay trapped beneath the falled beam! I ran to her side. Blood trickled from her mouth. Her faded eyes eyes searched for mine. Don't worry my babushka, I'll get you out. She tried to thump her tail, but it would not lift." This is one of the saddest parts in the book, Grandmother eventually lies down and wont wake up, and the building is still falling apart so he must flee for his own safety. These terrible actions give the name of the chapter, "Buried Alive".

Over all I thought this was a great book, and what makes it even better knowing that it does not belong to fiction, it is all a true story. If this sounds like your kind of book, consider reading it, it will change your perspective on dogs, and if you have one, you'll realize how kind our own dogs really are. (less)

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Mar 05, 2013 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Once again, I'm struck by the power of a book that won't sit on the shelves in Fiction, but will take pride of place in the Young Adult section of the library.

I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed The Dogs of Winter. Actually, enjoyed is maybe not the best word. I was riveted, saddened, choked up with fear and sympathy for five year old Ivan and his dogs; rooting for him and horrified at the idea that this is based on a true story. Living on the streets and in the subway tunnels of an unnamed and...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Rebecca Graf rated it 5 of 5 stars

Stories are meant to entertain. They sometimes teach a message. They give you insight. Many times, they do all three. Bobbie Pyron does all that and more in The Dogs of Winter.

This is the story of a five year old Russian boy whose life is turned upside down when his mother brings in a new man who is abusive. Not long, he is taken to the big city and abandoned. What saves him is his determination and a pack of dogs that becomes his friends. They will survive each season and the cruelty of humans....more Stories are meant to entertain. They sometimes teach a message. They give you insight. Many times, they do all three. Bobbie Pyron does all that and more in The Dogs of Winter.

This is the story of a five year old Russian boy whose life is turned upside down when his mother brings in a new man who is abusive. Not long, he is taken to the big city and abandoned. What saves him is his determination and a pack of dogs that becomes his friends. They will survive each season and the cruelty of humans.

This is a children's book of about ages 8 and up, but adults would enjoy it, too. I found the story to be captivating. The pace is slower than most adult books, but there is nothing in it that shouldn't be.

I'm going to deviate a little from my typical review style because this book needs special attention. Yes, the story is well done. Yes, the characters are extremely captivating. The dogs had more personality than most humans which I really did enjoy. But I want to focus on the message of the book.

I was drawn into this story through the soul of the dogs and those of the humans. To me, this book shows a lot about human nature. It is not just limited to cities or to Russia. They can be found all over the place. There were some kind people, but most humans proved to be deceitful or with their own agendas. I found that to be quite fascinating as most people do. Even the ones that meant no harm to the boy acted like those that did. I think the most innocent were the ones who just fed him without doing anything else. Those simple acts had more goodness in them than anything.

And the dogs.....Their love for the dog was amazing and so accurate. Dogs do love more loyally than humans. They are honest and caring. I wanted to be part of the pack. I wanted to feel how that little boy felt when those dogs loved him.

This is more than a simple story. It is a look into the soul. Great book for all ages. Adults, I encourage you to read it.

Note: This book was given as part of a tour with no expectation of a positive review.(less)

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Feb 13, 2013 Brenda rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was looking for realistic fiction. I was looking for a book that was serious and that had a male main character. I came across Dogs of Winter, with a note on the cover saying, “based on a true story.” I thought I’d give it a try. Wow! I’m glad I did. The more I read the more I wondered. What is happening right now around me that I am not aware of? What can I do to help? How many starving children are there lurking in the background hoping to remain invisible, desperate to survive?

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Feb 12, 2013 Ruth Hill rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-reads, historical

When I began reading this book, I will be honest. Based on the picture, I kind of expected a Jack London type story. I soon realized just how wrong I was. How on earth was I to know that I would be reading historical fiction (recent history, but still history) that featured an amazing story that was emotional and realistic? In fact, the author's note at the end of the story, this story contains more truth than fiction. The book is written in first person, and I think this is a perfect story for...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Karen Yingling rated it 5 of 5 stars

When five-year-old Ivan's beloved babushka (grandmother) dies, his single mother lapses into depression and ends up with an abusive boyfriend. Eventually, the mother disappears, and the boyfriend takes Ivan (whose mother called him Mishka) to the city, where he attempts to hand him over to an orphanage. Mishka feels that if he stays there, he will not not be able to find his mother, so he lives instead on the streets. The other children are mean because he is so small, although for a while he fa...more When five-year-old Ivan's beloved babushka (grandmother) dies, his single mother lapses into depression and ends up with an abusive boyfriend. Eventually, the mother disappears, and the boyfriend takes Ivan (whose mother called him Mishka) to the city, where he attempts to hand him over to an orphanage. Mishka feels that if he stays there, he will not not be able to find his mother, so he lives instead on the streets. The other children are mean because he is so small, although for a while he falls in with a small band of children who report to Rudy and give him their money. Of course, if they don't collect enough during the day, they are beaten. Mishka would love to have a dog (the children take dogs with them because they get more money that way), but Rudy won't let him keep one, so he runs away. He ends up with a pack of dogs who protect him from the cruel Russian winters, older street children, and all manner of threats. In turn, he protects the dogs as much as he is able. He lives this way for quite some time, moving to the city in the winter, where they can ride the trains and be warm, going to charity when he desperately needs clothes, and begging for money for food because he doesn't feel right stealing it. He makes a few human friends, but the dogs are the ones who become family. When he meets an elderly woman at the edge of the woods, she becomes concerned for his well-being and asks her policeman son to find Mishka, who does not want to go to an orphanage. Eventually, the police catch him, and he is separated from the dogs and raised in a facility for troubled children. This is based on the true story of a feral Russian boy in the 1990s, Ivan Mishukov.
Strengths: This is a brilliantly written book. I felt cold and could practically feel my scalp itch when Mishka had a lice infested hat! Without ever lapsing in to oversentimentality, Pyron describes the privations of life on the streets and the love that the dogs and Mishka feel for each other. Students who like stories about survival, dogs, child abuse, or life in other countries will all find this to be a riveting read. This may be my middle grade fiction nomination for the Cybils Awards.
Weaknesses: At first, I wasn't sure who the audience would be for this, since it starts off with Mishka's fairly comfortable life with his mother and grandmother. Once I got through the first couple of chapters, though, it was riveting and full of nonstop excitement and action.(less)

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May 05, 2013 Suzanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am more and more fasinated by the genre of books that is fiction but is based on true accounts. It used to be we had fiction and non-fiction; however, this new species of book is some sort of hybrid version. It includes extensive research and biblioghrapy lists and is fact-based except for whatever in them classifies them as fiction. I would love more information on these types of books and how they are classified. These kinds of books include books like Queen of Water by Reseau, Never Fall Do...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Mary (BookHounds) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, from-publisher-author, young-adult, books-that-made-me-cry

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ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Ivan's mother has disappeared and her boyfriend is taking him to an orphanage when he escapes rather than be thrown into such a desolate place. As a five year old boy, he is among many of Russia's children that have fallen through the cracks where social safety nets are no longer existent because of the downfall of communism. With no systems or limited funds in place, these children form gangs and substitute families where abuse runs rampant between the older and yo...more

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May 15, 2013 Keisha Keenleyside rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

dogs of winter is a historical fiction told from a boy named mishka.
His life starts out like many peoples, with his mother loving and caring telling him stories and teaching him, however after the death of his grandmother his mum falls into a state of depression turning to a vile man hereby named as Him.
One day miskas mother goes missing there is blood on the floor and He tries to take Mishka to an orphanage. However mishka escapes the mans grip and from there on lives on the streets of russia.

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Feb 24, 2013 Heidi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books-blogged, 2013-books-blogged, blog-tours, 2013-favorites-read-this-year, great-teaching-books, middle-grade-survival, middle-grade-animals-stories, middle-grade-contemporary, middle-grade-adventure, read-in-2013, books-i-own, childrens-geography

Bobbie Pyron has a gift for creating characters that live in my heart. She did it with A Dog's Way Home and she's done it with this one, The Dogs of Winter. Mishka won me over in the first few pages and my heart ached for the little boy's suffering and confusion. When his mother takes up with a 'bad' man who uses and abuses them both, Mishka (Little Bear) continues to believe in his mother's love and devotion even when he is forced to sleep in the pantry and goes hungry. But when his mother 'lea...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: animals, community, death, abusive-relationships, families, friendship, homelessness, identity, ncbla2013, urban-life, weather, literacy, art

This deliciously atmospheric story about loss and hope in Moscow in the 1990s is positively riveting. When five-year-old Misha ends up homeless, he falls into the company of other children relying on their wits to survive. Through a chain of events he is befriended by a pack of dogs and throws his lot in with them. The author does a marvelous job of making her readers feel the extreme cold, hunger, and loneliness that Misha endures as well as the friendship and loyalty of his new pack. When well...more

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Feb 24, 2013 Candace (Lovey Dovey Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: middle-grade

Bobbie Pyron has taken a bit of history and turned it into a captivating tale of a little boy's survival. Never could I have imagined a child's bond with wild dogs as seen in The Dogs of Winter!

Ivan Andreovich is only five years old when his mother goes missing and her boyfriend tries to take Ivan to an orphanage. In the City, somewhere in Russia, Ivan decides to run away, hoping that his mother will come searching for him. He spends days and nights on the streets and train station, at first tak...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Kris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: youngadult, bookreviewcenter, kindle

I was surprised to find out in the Author's Note at the end that this book was based on a true story. After starting life in a loving home, a five-year-old boy fends for himself on the streets of Moscow. He falls in with a group of beggar children, then is adopted by a pack of dogs. He helps feed the dogs by begging for money, and they in turn, defend him from the world. He manages to survive for several years on his own, and in the end the reader can only imagine how his life will turn out.

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Feb 22, 2013 ACS Book-finder rated it 5 of 5 stars

Based on a true story, "The Dogs of Winter" is targeted for 6th grade readers and older.

Ivan is a 5-year old boy who has been abandoned on the streets of Russia. He encounters gangs of children who have been abandoned and they try to draw him to work for them. These gangs often are cruel and mistreat each other, as well as Ivan. Eventually Ivan ends up on his own and discovers a pack of dogs who help take care of him. The dogs become his family and Ivan even begins to look and act like his fami...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Psychology students, realists

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Feb 18, 2013 Alexa (Pages of Forbidden Love) rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Near the end of last year I told myself that I wanted to start reading more middle grade books. I have kept my eyes open for the very best in the genre and when I was contacted about this book I jumped at the chance to read it. It sounded like a younger version of Between Shades of Grey. It is actually funny since the author of Between Shades of Grey has a blurb on the back of the book.

This story grabbed me from the beginning because I...more This review was originally posted at Pages of Forbidden Love

Near the end of last year I told myself that I wanted to start reading more middle grade books. I have kept my eyes open for the very best in the genre and when I was contacted about this book I jumped at the chance to read it. It sounded like a younger version of Between Shades of Grey. It is actually funny since the author of Between Shades of Grey has a blurb on the back of the book.

This story grabbed me from the beginning because I wanted to see how Ivan loses his home and ends up on the streets. I will say the way he ended up on the streets nearly broke my heart. He loses his mother and the mother’s strange boyfriend basically removes him from the only home he has ever known to give him away. Watching Ivan in the very beginning of the book I certainly wondered how on Earth he was going to survive, he was only 5 years old! He did find a gang of kids to help him find his place and I thought it was touching how Ivan didn’t want to be like them, he clung to his old life. However, the streets will harden any child and Ivan had to start learning the sacrifices he would make in order to survive during Russia’s bitter winter.

Ivan will grip your heart throughout the course of the book and not let go. I found myself turning the pages faster and faster as the story went on because I needed to see Ivan leave the gang of kids to go live with a pack of dogs. I found myself fascinated as Ivan slowly started to lose humanity because he saw how harsh the world was and he just wanted to retreat to a place where he could be with the dogs who loved and cared for him. The bond between the dogs and Ivan was something I didn’t suspect. However, the biggest part of the book that I loved was the fact that Ivan really lost touch with the world. He was such a smart little boy but he had changed over the course of the book. He started to accept that he would never see his mother again and that he was on his own and that a pack of dogs were the only family members he had. It was amazing to watch Ivan throughout the whole book. The ending left me in happy tears and it was a story well worth reading.

Overall, when I first started this book I will admit that I was a little scared of where it would go. The book seemed to be pretty dark for a middle grade read. I was a bit confused how all of these dark pieces could fit in a middle grade read. I would honestly suggest this one for older kids who can handle such a dark subject matter. While it was dark it was an awesome read that I encourage many to read, it will break your heart, leave you speechless, and make you happy you read it.

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Dec 14, 2012 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars

When 5-year-old Mishka’s Babushka Ina dies and his mother is suddenly gone, the bad man takes him to The City. Mishka runs away and joins a gang of street kids who sleep in the train stations, steal and beg. As winter approaches, the gangs become more violent, as do the police who try to rid the underground of the homeless children. Mishka befriends a dog, Lucky, and his pack who let the small boy share their food and keep him warm. Soon, he is known as Dog Boy. These wild dogs protect him and h...more

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Feb 16, 2013 Patrick Ryan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: EVERYONE!!!!

Recommended to Patrick by: Book Club

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May 19, 2013 Annette rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What a great read...The Dogs of Winter by Bobbie Pyron is set in Russia in the early 1990 s when the economic climate was very grim. Thousands of homeless children roamed the cities, moving in packs surviving on the streets. This boy, Mishka leaves his mother's home as a 5 year old after a step relationship turns sour. He is picked up by street kids for a while but then befriends a dog pack. He then becomes part of their family, roaming the streets of the city and the woodlands in summer. This s...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Peggy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 1990-s, bullies, historical-fiction, multicultural, j

I thought this book was wonderful. I had a difficult time putting it down. I might have found parts of it difficult to believe if I hadn't known that it was based on a true story. This is the story of a 5 year old child living on the streets of Russia in the 1990's after the fall of the Soviet Union. He lived with street children in the underground train station until he met a dog and eventually was accepted into the pack. He spent 2 years living as a pack dog, adopting canine behaviors, as the...more

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Jun 19, 2013 Marathon County Public Library rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens, tween

With his loving mother gone and her boyfriend the suspected murderer, 5-year-old Ivan Mishukov is homeless and living on the streets of Moscow with many other “invisible” homeless children. He learns to survive, even in the bitterly cold Russian winters, by begging and living and running with homeless dogs who become his family. Based on a true story, this chapter book will grip you from beginning to end.

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Feb 12, 2013 Beverly rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This story is amazing. I read it in one sitting, I couldn't put it down. The writing is captivating and the story is heartbreaking. The reality of the inhumanity of humans is shocking and sad. That this tale of a small boy, who is driven to see the worst that people have to offer, is based on a true story is truly tragic. I found myself cheering for the family he found while at the same time cursing the people who forced his hand.
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Apr 01, 2013 Chrissy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-fiction, historical-fiction

This was a very well-written story about a heavy subject that didn't feel heavy in the telling. Ivan is a young boy who is abandoned in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He survives due to his relationship with a pack of stray dogs. Just from the synopsis and knowing that this is based on true events, it should feel a lot more bleak but it doesn't. The relationship between Ivan (or Malchik, as he thinks of himself) and the dogs feels like any kind of family relationship - ver...more

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Feb 24, 2013 Stacy Ford rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cre, kennedy-2013, dog

Ivan's mother is dead and he is abandoned on the streets of Moscow where he bonds with a pack of dogs, together they help each other survive.

Character: Ivan is five years old and ages all the way up to eight years old in the story. He carries the story as he survives the streets of Moscow through rough winters, unrelentless street gangs, nefarious adults who may or may not want what is best for Ivan. Ivan grows from a naive 5 year old to a untrusting, street wise 8 year old.

Setting: Post Communi...more Ivan's mother is dead and he is abandoned on the streets of Moscow where he bonds with a pack of dogs, together they help each other survive.

Character: Ivan is five years old and ages all the way up to eight years old in the story. He carries the story as he survives the streets of Moscow through rough winters, unrelentless street gangs, nefarious adults who may or may not want what is best for Ivan. Ivan grows from a naive 5 year old to a untrusting, street wise 8 year old.

Setting: Post Communist Russia - Moscow and surrounding vicinity

Plot: Ivan lives with his mother and Babushka in a rather happy existence. Then, his grandmother passes away and his mother begins to spiral into depression leading to alcoholism. She brings home a man who is mean to Ivan. He basically abuses Ivan and his mother does nothing. One night, Ivan, from his pallet in the pantry hears his mother and the Man arguing. Then everything is quiet. He wakes to find red puddles (blood) and his mother is missing. The Man returns and takes Ivan on a train into Moscow, under the pretense of meeting his mother. Ivan realizes that the man is taking him to an orphanage and runs away from him. So begins, Ivan's experiences on the streets of Moscow.

Ivan has been lucky enough that he is able to read. A skill that he uses to find his way around the city, the way back to his apartment that he shared with his mother. And a skill he puts to use as he reads his treasured book of fairy tales to the group he aligns with in the Moscow subways. However, everything has a way of turning against Ivan and this leads him to some dogs. At first, Ivan and the dogs have just a casual friendship. Then, they begin a symbiotic relationship, to the point that they depend on each other for survival.

When Ivan meets a woman in the woods one summer the stronghold he has held against humans begins to soften. The woman realizes that Ivan needs help. However, Ivan will not leave his dogs, his family. So, a series of traps are set for Ivan only to lead to his escape multiple times. When he is captured it is like he is part boy, part dog. He longs for his family and the comfort that the dogs brought him.

BOTTOM LINE: This will be a good book for 5th-8th grade. The story is fast moving and engaging. The text comes in at 312 pages.(less)

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Aug 24, 2012 Claire rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 10-to-12-year-old-readers, a-7th-and-8th-grade-middle-school-t, first-person-narrator-all-ages, guys-read, high-low, historical-fiction, realistic-fiction, social-studies

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Rough read.
This is a well researched account of a boy abandoned in post Soviet Russia- First Grandma dies , then Mom disappears and a brutal boyfriend takes a five year old boy to the city to an orphanage. The boy bolts and becomes a street urchin; first living with a 'gang' and then befriending a pack of dogs who 'adopt' him. This is the story of a few years of desperate living and then capture by the police and time in a hospital. Even now, the fate of the boy dep...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Kaylie Ashton rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: yabluewater, young-adult, read-in-2013, beautiful-covers

Our book this month was Dogs of Winter by Bobbie Pyron. We gave it 4 out of 5 stars. Overall we loved it! It was so different from many of the books most of us had read before. Each of us connected with it it a different way. The mums in the group found Mishka's story heart wrenching. The animal lovers found the pack fascinating.
We all loved that it was a fictional story based on true events. We found ourselves thinking about what we would have done in a similar situation, or how our kids would...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Kerrie Henegar rated it 3 of 5 stars

I would actually give this 3-1/2 stars. It took Keagan and me about three weeks to get through it, but not because it wasn't good. This story is based on a real boy in Russia who ended up on the streets at age four and lived with a pack of wild city dogs. The book is pretty heavy duty - not for young kids. I would even say it belongs more in the young adult section than the juvenile fiction section of our library.

I enjoyed reading how this boy bonded with his dog family and I ended up caring for...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Jael rated it 5 of 5 stars

Looking at the cover of The Dogs of Winter by Bobbie Pyron, I was expecting a cutesy story of a young boy and his dogs. Boy was I wrong. Instead, I read a story about a young boy with incredible courage and strength. Bobbie Pyron took the true story of Ivan Mishukov, and turned it into an adventurous, emotional, and heart-breaking piece of fiction.

In The Dogs of Winter, five-year-old Ivan Andreovich lives in a bubble. His mother is his whole world. He enjoyed watching her cook and clean. At nigh...more

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May 04, 2013 Terrie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-adventure

This is a survival story based on the true account of a young boy, orphaned in Russia in the early 1990's, who finds protection and companionship in a pack of dogs while living on the street. Finding shelter, trying to stay warm in the harsh Russian winter, not knowing who to trust,and begging for food and money are just some of the things Mishka must resolve.

Well written and researched, this will break your heart and tug at your emotions. Middle graders will be drawn in by the adventure and sp...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a haunting story. As I was reading it I kept having to remind myself that it happened in the 1990's and not the 1890's! Kudos to Pyron for telling the story and bringing the issue of feral children into the light.

I liked the way Pyron handled the tricky topics of huffing glue and alcoholism in children with a gentle hand. It is juvenile literature rather than YA lit. I will recommend it to my fifth and sixth graders and I think the novel will be as fascinating to them as it was to me.

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