cover image STRAYDOG

STRAYDOG

Kathe Koja, . . Penguin/Speak, $5.99 (105pp) ISBN 978-0-14-240071-5

Rachel, a high school misfit, feels an instant kinship with a feral collie. "The author plumbs not only Rachel's dark and darkly funny psyche, but also what it means to be human and to make connections of love and trust," wrote PW . Ages 12-up. (Mar.)