A fiercely original verse novel for middle-grade readers

and beyond from Zana Fraillon, the Carnegie Award-shortlisted

author of The Bone Sparrow.

‘Tender and gritty’ THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

‘Beautifully written … ambitious and absorbing’ BOOKS

• PUBLISHING

Scruffity is born into the harsh, grey world of a puppy farm,

taken from his Mama. What he yearns for most is Family.

Just as his chances of adoption grow dangerously thin, Scruffity

is set free by a boy as unwanted and lonely as he is. Outside,

Scruffity learns all about The Way of Dog - to dig, howl and,

most of all, to love.

But when tragedy strikes, Scruffity is suddenly all alone again.

How does a dog find his way home when he never had one to begin

with?

A heartfelt, wondefully written and totally compelling

story of love and belonging

Told through the eyes of a young pup, Scruffity, who

will tug at your heartstrings

Themes of friendship, loss and hope are woven through

a gripping narrative