The stone-faced boy

By Paula Fox

Subjects: Children's literature, Siblings, fiction, Great-aunts, Children: Grades 4-6, Dogs, fiction, Fear, Family, Dogs, Middle child, Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Emotional problems of children

Description: Only his strange great-aunt seems to understand the thoughts behind a young boy's expressionless face as he returns on an eerie, snowy night from rescuing a dog that dislikes him.