The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

This is a very depressing story about a mute boy, Edgar, helping his parents raise and train dogs . The father appears to have an unfortunate accident and boy and mother struggle with grief and the endless chores of maintaining the kennel in remote northern Wisconsin. Enter paternal uncle Claude and nothing is as it seems. Way more about dogs, training dogs, family angst, and hardships than this reader cared to read. Not a feel good story. Sandy Penton