Under the Wolf, Under the Dog
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9780763633653
Pages
310 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sixteen-year-old Steve struggles to make sense of his mother's terminal breast cancer and his brother's suicide.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
850L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Family member death; Addiction; Mental illness; death of mother; death of brother; drug addiction; suicidal thoughts and/or tendencies; depression
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Awards
Schneider Family Book Award, 2006, Winner, Teen
Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2004, Finalist, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
rehab; humor; mental health; journal
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Rapp, Adam, "Under the Wolf, Under the Dog" (2004). Diverse Families. 2130.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2130