Lost!: A Dog Called Bear
Illustrator
Susan Boase
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781250056818
Pages
103 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Logan's dog runs away as he and his mother are moving to a new home after his parents separate, a girl named Hannah, who longs for a dog of her own, finds him.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
630L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; divorced parents
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2011, Nominee, Early Chapter Book
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2012 Ages 5 to 9
Keywords
lost dog; moving; friendship; animal shelter; animal-human bond
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Orr, Wendy, "Lost!: A Dog Called Bear" (2011). Diverse Families. 1406.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1406