"Stray"
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Genre: Realistic fiction
Publishment:1985
Brief Summary : In the story "Stray" , a girl named Doris saw a puppy walking in the snow and took him in the house, feed him strips of food , and let him sleep in the basement for a few days. Later, she began to care for the dog and wanted to keep him for her own but when she asked her parents the said "no". Mr.Lacey came up with the idea to take the dog to the pound. Doris didn't appreciate her parents taking the dog from her so she cried herself to sleep. When she woke up Mr. and Mrs. Lacey informed Doris they didn't leave the dog at the pound because if the dog wasn't adopted before 3-7 days they would kill them with some type of shot . All in all they did let Doris keep the dog.
P.O.V. : 3rd person omniscient
Theme: Have a heart.
Setting: a cold,snowy January
Genre: Realistic fiction
Publishment:1985
Brief Summary : In the story "Stray" , a girl named Doris saw a puppy walking in the snow and took him in the house, feed him strips of food , and let him sleep in the basement for a few days. Later, she began to care for the dog and wanted to keep him for her own but when she asked her parents the said "no". Mr.Lacey came up with the idea to take the dog to the pound. Doris didn't appreciate her parents taking the dog from her so she cried herself to sleep. When she woke up Mr. and Mrs. Lacey informed Doris they didn't leave the dog at the pound because if the dog wasn't adopted before 3-7 days they would kill them with some type of shot . All in all they did let Doris keep the dog.
P.O.V. : 3rd person omniscient
Theme: Have a heart.
Setting: a cold,snowy January