Description
Product ID: | 9780006755227 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Dogsbody |
Authors: | Author: Diana Wynne Jones |
Page Count: | 272 |
Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Mysteries, the supernatural, monsters & mythological beings (Children’s/Teenage) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A powerful being fights for his life within the body of a humble, earthbound puppy. A powerful being fights for his life within the body of a humble, earthbound puppy.Sirius, immortal Lord of the Dog Star and infamous for his quick temper, cannot believe it when he is falsely accused of murder and banished to Earth. There he is reborn into the body of a puppy and learns that he has the life-span of that creature to recover the missing murder weapon. If he fails, he will die.He is adopted by Kathleen, who has no idea that her beloved Leo’ is anything more than an abandonded stray. She is a loving owner, but an unwanted guest in a family who mostly resent her presence.Sirius soon learns that he has enemies amongst the humans as well as amongst the unearthly beings who sentenced him. How on earth can he clear his name without his special powers? |
Imprint Name: | HarperCollins Children's Books |
Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2000-09-04 |