Are you the kind of person that feels sorry or cries if an animal ( a dog perhaps) is hurt or killed? If so, you have found your destined book. Saving Zasha is realistic-fiction book with many great details. This book is sure to leave you wanting more of it. It is a unique book with many interesting facts and a fantastic narrative overall. This book gives outstanding vocabulary and a good idea of what to imagine in your head. The only thing I would change is that the book is too predictable. You can quickly know that this and that is going to happen ahead of time. Otherwise, the book was a wonderful narrative to read. Saving Zasha is about this boy named Mikhail in the 1940's right after World War II has just ended. His father is still in the military and Mikhail's family does not know when the father will return. Mikhail is living a more calmer life (now that the war has finished) but stumbles upon a new encounter in his life: Zasha. While Mikhail rides on his horse through the woods, he finds a man who is very ill and alongside him is a beautiful german sheperd. *SPOILER ALERT* The sick man dies and leaves his female dog, Zasha, in the care of Mikhail and his family. *END OF SPOILER ALERT*. Even though the war is over, Mikhail's country, Russia does not allow anything German to be in their country. Now Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to everyone and especially those who are suspicious of Mikhail. The conflict is person vs society. The narrative states," Katia had begun to grow suspicious of me and now I had to keep Zasha safer." It is sure to leave you satisfied, guaranteed! I am happy that I picked Saving Zasha as one of my books to read. The main character's motivation is clearly Zasha and that was something I admired. I like how the author demonstrated us at the very beginning of the book the special bond Mikhail and Zasha instantly had. It was a nice moment to see how much Mikhail and Zasha cared for each other in their different but loving ways. The book states," Zash was the most beautiful dog I had ever seen. She was like no other dogs we've had in the past." It also states," I will never let anything bad happen to you, Zasha." The character clearly shows his love to Zasha and finds her perfect. It is amazing to see how a human being and a creature/animal can create such a powerful bond and care for each other in the harsh times. Saving Zasha is an amazing book with moments sure to make you smile, laugh, or maybe sad. It is full with creative lessons and good details! The text states," You will have to wait till you get home to eat something. Practice with Zasha. Its the perfect opportunity." Here Mikhail is going to wait until getting home to eat because he wants to practice tricks with Zasha. It didn't matter if he was hungry because he would be spending time with his dog and teaching her new tricks. That proves Mikhail was a really good friend to Zasha. The book also states," We ven plyed a form of hide-and-seek where I could tell her to stay and I would hide as far away from her in thirty seconds and then give a short whistle. She found me every time but was always exhilarated as I was by the new game." The interesting thing I learned from the book was that friends are a big and important part of our daily lives. In conclusion, Saving Zasha was an extrordinary book! I would rate it 4 stars because the book was predictable but overall the book had many great moments. I would recommend it to those who love dogs and happy endings. This book will teach you very nice lessons but one you should never forget is : a dog is a man's best friend. Saving Zasha is by Randi Barrow. This book is historicle fiction and in my opinion an amazing book. It is about a boy who finds a dying man and a german shepard.At this time german shepards are being slaughtered because most people think that it is not right to have a german shepard after the germans attacked the U.S.. They are trying to protect zasha in all of the crazyness that is going on. I rated this book 5 stars because it is truly a heart warming story!!!
What do You think about Saving Zasha (2011)?
Good middle grade novel. Post WW2 Russia and a dog, what's not to like?
—EPed95
Good historical fiction and dog story for kids.
—miekeveejay
