This book is about a young girl around the age of eleven by the name of Dessa Dean. Starts off with her and her dad living in the icy mountains of Colorado. Just another normal day, she explains. Turns out she was a weird fear or phobia of being alone outside due to her mother's tragic death in a blizzard. After her mother's death, Dessa Dean was all alone. Her mother was her role model, and her best friend. Typical father who only stays at work, rips Dessa Deans heart when she needs him the most and he just stays at work. Dessa Dean was sure she would never be happy again. Until on cold day when her father was out getting fire wood, she hears scratchings at the door just to find out it is a chocolate lab starring at her. It took her another couple encounters for her to finally accept the dog. She has so much fun just like she did with her mother. Little by little the hole in her heart is filled with her dog's love.
Out of many interesting parts of the book, the part that really stood out to me was the part when Dessa Dean's dog is scared away by her father out of rage, the dog runs into the white snowy forest. Little did she know that there was a big blizzard about to start while her dog was still out there. Dessa Dean overcame her big fear of going out farther than her porch and even more because there was about to be a big snow storm. I really found this part interesting because it shows how much love Dessa had for her dog. The falling actions leading after this was also a big problem because after Dessa had found her dog, it was already to late and the storm was so strong he got lost in the woods. I have yet to find out the resolution but I am pretty sure that Dessa's father will find them because throughout the book the dog had always barked loudly. Maybe towards the end of the book, her dog will also bark out for help and they will be found.
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