Ingrid and the Wolf
by André Alexis
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Like all of us, Ingrid wants to belong, especially to a family. Now, she does have parents whom she loves very much, but she has a sense that there is more to her past than she’s been told. When the opportunity presents itself for her to visit Hungary, Ingrid takes it despite her parents’ objections. What she finds in the old country is enchanting, gorgeous, and terrifying. Her legacy is nothing like she expected. It is a creature that is, by turns, loving and vicious. It is a wolf. show more Ingrid realizes that she is the caretaker of her unusual inheritance, like it or not. Award-winning author André Alexis delivers his storytelling skills to a new generation of readers in this, his first children’s book. show lessTags
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A retelling/variation of Little Red Riding Hood. Definitely a children's story, but well written.
I picked this up after reading [b:Fifteen Dogs|23129923|Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx, #2)|André Alexis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1447727528l/23129923._SY75_.jpg|42677741] by the same author. Similar themes - sentient dogs /wolf who never the less remain essentially a dog or wolf.
I picked this up after reading [b:Fifteen Dogs|23129923|Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx, #2)|André Alexis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1447727528l/23129923._SY75_.jpg|42677741] by the same author. Similar themes - sentient dogs /wolf who never the less remain essentially a dog or wolf.
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André Alexis was born in Trinidad and raised in Canada, where he has lived since he was three years old. His works include Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa, Childhood, and Fifteen Dogs, which won the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize. His short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies and he has also written extensively for radio show more and theater. Several of his plays have been produced in Vancouver and Toronto, and he has been a playwright-in-residence for the Canadian Stage Company. Alexis also writes reviews for The Globe and Mail, and he is a contributing editor to This Magazine, a bimonthly Canadian alternative journal. (Bowker Author Biography) Andre Alexis was born in Trinidad in 1957 & grew up in Canada. Alexis lives in Toronto. (Publisher Provided) show less
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