Runt (novel)

Runt
Author Marion Dane Bauer
Country United States
Language English
Genre Children's literature
Publisher Clarion Books
Publication date
October 21, 2002
Pages 130
ISBN 978-0-618-21261-3
OCLC 49558730
LC Class PZ10.3.B317 Ru 2002

Runt is a 2002 children's novel written by Marion Dane Bauer. It tells of a story about a wolf pup who is a runt.

Summary

One spring day in the forests of Minnesota, a litter of 4 is born into a wolf pack led by King and his mate Silver.The pups are Leader, Sniffer,Runner, and Thinker.

The last pup looked much smaller than the others and his father gave him the name Runt. As Runt grows older, he still is smaller than the others but grows over time. At one point in Runt's life, he and Thinker leave the pack, and they mess with a porcupine who attacked them with quills. Runt was hit all over, and Thinker got hit in the eye. They get back to the pack, but Thinker soon dies. King was so angry and sad. Runt thought he would be renamed twice; once he imagined the name "Brave One" when he howled at the humans, and another he thought he would be "Provider" when he brings back the tail of a cow. In the end he is named "Singer" for all the times he sang when he was happy, lonely or sad.

Characters

Reception

Publishers Weekly described the book as a "tightly plotted, swiftly paced tale", while the School Library Journal called it "[b]eautifully written". In a starred review, Booklist said it was a "compelling, poignant story" and that "Bauer precisely and vividly conveys the wolves' wild world".[1] Runt is born in a wolf pack in Minnesota forest where only the strong animals survive in.

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