Gabriel

by Jean Slaughter Doty, Ted Lewin (Illustrator)

Gabriel is Jean Slaughter Doty's story of a young girl's experience of love, lose, and admiration.

When the starving orphan puppy she saves turns out to be a valuable Keeshond, Linda experiences the grief of giving him up to his rightful owner and the joy of watching him trained as a champion show dog.

138 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Jean Slaughter Doty was born in New York. She was married to the cartoonist Roy Doty, and lived in Connecticut with her husband, children and numerous horses, dogs and Siamese cats. Her equine experience was wide: she hunted in England and Ireland, and was well known for breeding Welsh ponies at Rockrimmon farm, as well as Keeshond dogs. She was a show judge at numerous shows, including the National Horse Show at Madison Square Gardens. Almost all of her books are stories about horses for middle readers or young adults.

Reviews

[M— · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm sure I would have liked this story better if it had featured horses instead of dogs.

I also have sneaking suspension that that Slaughter Doty took great pleasure in slipping the line "My ship sails tonight." into the book.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book when I was younger. I found a copy being given away from library overflow and must have read it a half dozen times. As a dog loving child this was fantastic.

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Changed the life of this 10 year old girl. Feel in love with the keeshond breed based on this book.