Dog Tucker
Kathryn Drinkwater
Scholastic
Pub. 2009

April 29, 2022

Dog Tucker is a feel-good novel – author K. Drinkwater will pull your heartstrings as you watch young Devlin grow. He has had a tough run in life so far, and the story begins with the 13-year-old fighting against his bullies at school. But when he saves a horse from ending up as dog tucker, he leaves his rebellion against everything and everyone in the past. Instead, Devlin becomes a devoted family member who helps his loved ones escape his mother’s horrible partners.

In the past, he struggled at school and acted out because his family rejected him.  Read more