Product Description

Stolen from his family, a dog named Buck must quickly learn the harsh law of survival among the men and dogs of the goldcrazed North. With an introduction by award-winning author, Avi.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #283864 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

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Great Read for Kids or Adults
The book The Call of the Wild is a fantastic story about a dog going to Alaska and trying to survive in harsh conditions. The theme of the story is survival. The main setting is freezing Alaska. The main character of the story is a dog-named Buck. Buck is a mix of a St. Bernard and a Scotch Shepard. He is mainly a gray color and is very aggressive when someone or something aggravates him. He is a quick learner, and adapted to Alaska within a few days. He mainly learned from the other dogs by observing them. Buck learned the dog law in Alaska, The Law of Club and Fang, which is kill or be killed, and eat or be eaten. The main conflict is Buck trying to survive and the resolution is when Buck is finally free and can freely roam Alaska. In the story Buck has two jobs. The first is with two good owners: Perrault and Francois, who grew to love Buck and cried when they were done with their job and traded him and the crew. On that one, they were delivering items to Dawson and back. The second trip was much harder, because he had three owners: Two of them were mean men while the other was a woman that cried all the time. They delivered mail, which was much heavier and made a harder trip which lead to an unhappy turn of events. In the first part of the story, Buck is in his hometown in California, and his owner sells him. Next, he gets in Alaska and sets off on his first job. After a while, he goes on his second journey. Finally, Buck is free to roam in Alaska. He is now acting like his wolf ancestors. I recommend reading this fantastic and heartwarming book.

Calling all dog lovers!
A must read for dog lovers, young and old. A wonderful story of drive, determination, transformation and love. Beautifully told. It stands the test of time, a true classic.

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Buck is a big beefy cross dog living a happy life. A dognapper gets him, and sells him into a life of work and sled pulling. The dog endures a bunch of harsh treatment until he finds an owner who really likes him and treats him well.

That ends badly, and the dog follows his violent and atavasitic instincts in the end.