Jagger
The Dog from Elsewhere
Published on 29. July 2014
120 pages
978-1-4976-5264-4 (ISBN)
Description
A magical dog falls through a portal and finds himself in Alabama
Jagger is a protector of the hunted-a great white dog who stands between the people of his village and the evils that lurk outside of it. When an earthquake splits open the ground beneath his feet, Jagger travels through space to a mysterious forest, where a deer is running for her life. To save her, he fights off a pack of vicious hounds and gets shot in the leg by a pair of hunters. As he lies bleeding in the woods, running out of hope, he cries out with his mind-and a young girl's voice answers.
Nan Thornberry has always had the ability to talk to animals, but she has never met one like Jagger. She and her older brother rescue the dog and bandage his wound. In return, he will serve as their protector, guarding them against the greatest evil he has ever had to face.
Jagger is a protector of the hunted-a great white dog who stands between the people of his village and the evils that lurk outside of it. When an earthquake splits open the ground beneath his feet, Jagger travels through space to a mysterious forest, where a deer is running for her life. To save her, he fights off a pack of vicious hounds and gets shot in the leg by a pair of hunters. As he lies bleeding in the woods, running out of hope, he cries out with his mind-and a young girl's voice answers.
Nan Thornberry has always had the ability to talk to animals, but she has never met one like Jagger. She and her older brother rescue the dog and bandage his wound. In return, he will serve as their protector, guarding them against the greatest evil he has ever had to face.
More details
Person
Alexander Key (1904-1979) started out as an illustrator before he began writing science fiction novels for young readers. He has published many titles, including
Sprockets: A Little Robot,
Mystery of the Sassafras Chair,and
The Forgotten Door,winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
.Key's novel
Escape to Witch Mountainwas adapted for film in 1975, 1995, and 2009.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- One He Is Transported
- Two He Becomes a Banshee
- Three He Is Hunted
- Four He Encounters Evil
- Five He Encounters Trouble
- Six He Faces a Dilemma
- Seven He Is Accused
- Eight He Meets a Strange Creature
- Nine He Solves a Deadly Riddle
- Ten He Lays a Crooked Trail
- Eleven He Overhears a Plot
- Twelve He Lives Up to His Name
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
