{"product_id":"9781429998468","title":"Zulu Dog: A Picture Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn honest and compassionate look at post-apartheid South Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVusi, an eleven-year-old Zulu boy growing up in poverty in rural South Africa, is enchanted by the helpless puppy he finds in the bush. He names it Gillette for its razor-sharp teeth and hides it from his mother, who disapproves of bush dogs as pets. His devotion to Gillette only grows stronger after the puppy is mauled by a leopard and loses a leg. But as boy and dog play carefree games, storm clouds are gathering over Vusi's family - ruthless rival taxi owners are trying to drive his father out of business. While Vusi and Gillette learn to hunt together, they meet the daughter of a neighboring white farmer. Gillette becomes the catalyst for their unlikely friendship, which has a decisive impact on the fate of Vusi's whole family - and the larger community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA starkly realistic story set against the backdrop of the country's tortured racial history, \u003ci\u003eZulu Dog\u003c\/i\u003e holds out the hope that a new generation of South Africans can create a better future for their land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eZulu Dog\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2003 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106963341552,"sku":"9781429998468","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429998468_p0.jpg?v=1769903291","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429998468","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}