Dogs & Water, by Anders Nilsen. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. 

Summary: A haunting (post-apocalyptic?) story, told mostly in pictures, of a boy's journey across a bleak landscape and the people and animals he encounters.

Rating: 4Q, 4P

ISBN: 1897299087

Medium: Pen/ink

Curricular Opportunities: Good for Creative Writing; independent reading

Age Group: 10th-12th Grades

Potential Obstacles: 

-Language

-Sexual Acts

E.K. 7/8/09