Saving Zasha

Name: Saving Zasha
Brand: Oasis Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)
Author: Randi Barrow
ISBN: 9781608147953

Author: Randi Barrow

Narrator: Roger Mueller

Unabridged: 4 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 01/01/2011

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

World War II has just ended when Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It’s dangerous — some say traitorous — to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive. But Mikhail’s rival, Katia, is determined to find the dog she is sure he’s hiding. At the same time, a soldier named Dimitri is breeding a new Russian dog at a nearby farm. So many dogs were lost to starvation and in combat that the country is in dire need of every kind of dog. Dimitri, too, has suspicions of Zasha’s existence, and would like nothing more than to add her to his breeding program. However, Dimitri will have to compete with the armed dog thieves who are also on her trail. Mikhail’s inspiring journey to save his best friend, the last German shepherd in Russia, forces him to face some of life’s hardest lessons about war, hate, forgiveness, hope, love, and man’s best friend.

About The Author

Randi Barrow is an attorney and amateur historian, who has also published adult nonfiction. When dogs entered her life a dozen years ago, the effect was profound. Saving Zasha, her first children’s book, was inspired and informed by her canine friends. Now a full-time writer, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband, musician/composer Arthur Barrow, and their Chihuahua mix companion, Manuel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hal on May 19, 2011

You'll Fall in Love with Zasha and Mikhail ! ! I found this book to be: exceptionally well-written, poignant, & charming. Great for: upper elementary, middle school. This engaging, moving, thrilling story is set in a rural part of northern Russia, at the end of World War II. I found it so easy to rela......more

Goodreads review by Emily on November 24, 2013

Saving Zasha is a sweet book about a little known problem (at least to Americans): the near extinction of any dog in European countries after World War 2. According to the history-based novel, dogs were used and abused for many different purposes, including carrying bombs under tanks, carrying messa......more

Goodreads review by Laura on October 18, 2022

Výborná zaujímavá kniha pre milovníkov psov. Odporúčam.......more

Goodreads review by Alex on January 04, 2013

Even though the war is over, conditions are still difficult in Russia and if you are a dog, especially a German Shepard, things are downright dangerous. It is hard to believe tha in a country that no longer has any dogs left because of the war, German dogs, are nevertheless. killed immediately. Afte......more

Goodreads review by Christina on February 09, 2022

Great animal story set right after World War II. A 13 year old boy who lives in a Russian farming village finds a wounded man and his German Shepherd dog, and when the man dies without any explanation, Mikhail convinces his mom to let him keep the dog, named Zasha. But they have to keep Zasha hidden......more