02175cam a2200337 4500 333403582 TxAuBib 20170101120000.0 080916s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780061768064 0061768065 (OCoLC)251491909 TxAuBib Wroblewski, David. The story of Edgar Sawtelle : a novel / David Wroblewski. Edgar Sawtelle. [Oprah's Book Club ed. New York : Ecco, 2008. 566 p. ; 24 cm. "First edition"--T.p. verso. Part I. Forte's Children: A Handful of Leaves -- Almondine -- Signs -- Edgar -- Every Nook and Cranny -- The Stray -- The Litter -- Essence -- A Thin Sigh -- Storm -- Part II. Three Griefs: Funeral -- The Letters from Fortunate Fields -- Lessons and Dreams -- Almondine -- The Fight -- Epi's Stand -- Courtship -- In the Rain -- Part III. What Hands Do: Awakening -- Smoke -- Hangman -- A Way to Know for Sure -- Driving Lesson -- Trudy -- Popcorn Corners -- The Texan -- Part IV. Chequamegon: Flight -- Pirates -- Outside Lute -- Henry -- Ordinary -- Engine No. 6615 -- Glen Papineau -- Wind -- Return -- Almondine -- Part V. Poison: Edgar -- Trudy -- Edgar -- Glen Paineau -- Edgar -- Trudy -- Edgar -- Glen Paineau -- Edgar -- Trudy -- Edgar -- Claude -- Edgar -- Claude -- Edgar -- Claude -- Trudy -- The Sawtelle Dogs. A tale reminiscent of "Hamlet" that also celebrates the alliance between humans and dogs follows speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father's death. 20170101. Oprah's Book Club Selection (2008); Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth (2008). Human-animal relationships Fiction. Fratricide Fiction. Speech disorders Fiction. Wisconsin Fiction. Domestic fiction Juvenile fiction. Young adult fiction, American.