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Someone to Run With: A Novel
by David Grossman

Published: 2005-02-01
Paperback : 352 pages
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The story of a lost dog, and the discovery of first love on the streets of Jerusalem are portrayed here with a gritty realism that is as fresh as it is compelling.When awkward and painfully shy sixteen-year-old Assaf is asked to find the owner of a stray yellow lab, he begins a quest that will ...
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(The story of a lost dog, and the discovery of first love on the streets of Jerusalem are portrayed here with a gritty realism that is as fresh as it is compelling.When awkward and painfully shy sixteen-year-old Assaf is asked to find the owner of a stray yellow lab, he begins a quest that will bring him into contact with street kids and criminals, and a talented young singer, Tamar, engaged on her own mission: to rescue a teenage drug addict.A runaway bestseller in Israel, in the words of the Christian Science Monitor: "It's time for Americans to fall in love with Someone to Run With."

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  "In a nutshell"by Koren C. (see profile) 02/28/11

A coming of age book with interesting characters and a movie-like plot line. A fun read but not too much to discuss.

 
  "a maybe"by Susan P. (see profile) 02/26/11

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