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Overview

In this beautifully written story set in the north woods of Minnesota, four healthy wolf pups—Leader, Sniffer, Runner, and Thinker—are born one spring. And then one final, undersized pup emerges—Runt.
Despite his size, Runt manages to keep up with his brothers and sisters and learn the ways of the pack. But he finds it impossible to please his father, the pack’s leader, and gradually withdraws from the others. When he ventures into forbidden human territory, Runt at last comes to understand his mistakes and to recognize his own worth. Award-winning author Marion Dane Bauer combines her gift for evocative writing with her in-depth knowledge of wolves to create a compact tale that has the power of an epic. Like the best animal stories, it reflects our own world and shows us what it means to be alive. Afterword.

Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father King and the rest of the pack and to earn a new name.

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Runt, the diminutive last-born of a litter of pups, hopes to prove his worth to his father and acquire a nobler name in what PW called a "tightly plotted, swiftly paced tale of a wolf pack." Ages 9-12. (Sept.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
"Bauer precisely, vividly conveys the wolves’ wild world. Her passion for the animals is evident throughout this compelling, poignant story."
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Gr 4-6-Runt is the smallest in a litter of wolves born in the forests of northern Minnesota. The pups join their father, mother, and two yearlings in a pack that is completed by Bider, an adult male accepted into the group after he was forced out of another one. Each littermate seems to have a destined role, but for Runt the future is an unknown. He tries mightily to keep up with his siblings, but much of the time he tries too hard, doesn't think ahead, or makes mistakes. An encounter with a porcupine lands him among humans and proves fatal to one of his brothers. Sensing the pack's disappointment, Runt withdraws, looking for a chance to earn his father's approval. Throughout, Bider is watching, waiting for his chance to cause discord and disruption in the pack. When this occurs, it also provides an opportunity for Runt to rejoin his family. Beautifully written and faithful to wolves' behavior (explained in an afterword), this book will be a good companion to Jean Craighead George's "Julie of the Wolves" series (HarperCollins). Bauer portrays the wolves' place in the natural world with compassion, respect, and warmth, but this is also the story of any unique individual's struggle to find his or her niche.-Terrie Dorio, Santa Monica Public Library, CA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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Runt is the name given to the smallest and last-born pup in the litter by King, his father. Although treated kindly by his family and the rest of the pack, Runt constantly feels the need to prove himself. His sisters and brothers are each named for a particular skill or attribute, like Hunter, Helper, and Sniffer. Runt doesn't seem able to measure up and worries that he will always be an outsider, tolerated but not needed. He experiences uncertainty and pain and loss as the pack strives for survival. Although it does not seem to be Bauer's intention, these very human emotions are the most successful element of the work. The plot is overly contrived, setting up a neat lesson about the habits and needs of wolves, including hunting practices and dangers, fighting for the position of pack leader, and relationships to humans and other creatures. In an afterword, the author provides much additional information about wolves and their habits and strongly indicates that her sole purpose in creating Runt's story is to enhance readers' empathy for these endangered creatures. She also includes a bibliography that will lead readers to accurate information about wolves as well as fictional works that succeed far better than this one. (Fiction. 8-10)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780440419785
  • Publisher: Random House Children's Books
  • Publication date: 9/14/2004
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 144
  • Sales rank: 210,010
  • Age range: 9 - 12 Years
  • Lexile: 0690L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 6.18 (w) x 7.68 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author

Marion Dane Bauer is an award-winning author who also teaches in the Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College. Among her Clarion titles are ON MY HONOR, a Newbery Honor Book; A BEAR NAMED TROUBLE; and RUNT: THE STORY OF A WOLF PUP. She lives with her partner, Ann Goddard, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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Spring comes late to the forests of northern Minnesota. Geese soar in from the south, only to stand flat-footed on frozen lakes, complaining loudly to one another. Bears, groggy and cross, emerge to a world still cloaked in snow. Deer search in vain for tender shoots. Yet the wolf pups pushing their way into the world found their den warm and dry and welcoming.

Their silver mother greeted them, one by one, drying wet fur with her tongue and massaging breath into each tiny body. And though their eyes were sealed, their ears folded tightly against their heads, she could guess already what place each would take in the pack.

"Leader" she named the first brown pup, a vigorous male. The second, a female, she called "Sniffer." And she gave Sniffer's twitching nose an extra lick. Another female arrived, with spindly legs already in motion. "Runner," Silver said. "You will be swift and sure-footed, and the pack will need you." Then she drew the pup toward her nurturing body. The fourth emerged with his brow furrowed. "Thinker," his mother said fondly, licking his forehead smooth. "You will always be watching and planning, won't you?"

The den, dug into a hill above a frozen lake, angled downward from the entrance for six feet, then made a ninety-degree turn and rose for another six feet to the birthing room. The pups' father, King, a large black wolf with a white star on his chest, had been lying at the turn of the narrow tunnel, listening, waiting. As each pup emerged, his tail wagged fiercely. When the fourth pup had settled at the mother's side, King backed rapidly toward the surface.

"Four pups," he told the others waiting there. "Four healthy pups. Each one of them big and strong!" Then he danced, leaping and whirling for the joy of the new life that had come to the pack.

Helper, a young tan male born to these same parents the year before, danced, too. His silver sister, Hunter, joined them. "How fine to have pups!" they sang. How fine, too, no longer to be the youngest, the least in the pack!

Bider, a mature male, pure white, came forward. "What good news, King," he said, lowering his body and reaching up to nudge his leader's chin.

A few moments later, however, when King and the two yearlings lifted their heads to sing the new pups' praise, Bider looked on in silence. Once he, too, had been king. He'd had his own pack, his own pups to sing for. But that was before he had been deposed and driven out to hunt alone in the darkest part of winter. Now he waited, biding his time . . . and another king's pups were not what he was waiting for. He turned from the celebration.

The howl finished, King crawled once more into the den to check on his new family. Leader, Sniffer, Runner, Thinker. What splendid pups!

This time, though, he stopped, puzzled, halfway between the entrance and the birthing room. What was that new smell? He strained to see in the deep dark of the den. The eyes of a wolf gather in even the faintest rays of light, so he could just make out the four brown furry bundles lined up along their mother's belly. They were nursing vigorously, intent on their first meal. King's tail went into motion at the very sight of them.

But Silver was busy with something more. A pup? Was she washing another pup? Yes. This one black like his father, black with a minute white star on his chest.

King's own chest swelled at the sight, and he inched forward eagerly. A look-alike son! What name would his mate choose for this son who wore his black fur and white star?

But Silver offered no name. She only went on licking.

King scooted forward further to check his son himself. He sniffed the new pup from nose to tail, tail to nose again, then drew back slowly.

Something was wrong. The black pup was small. Much too small. And he was not yet breathing.

"Runt!" The name exploded from King. "This one's a runt."

The world beyond the den was a good one, but it was hard. Only the strongest, the best, the most intelligent and competent survived in it. And sometimes not even they. Two of the pups in the last litter had died before they ever emerged from the den. Their mother had taken them, one at a time, off into the forest to bury them. Would she be doing the same again?

At last, under Silver's persistent tongue, the black pup took a breath. Then another. Air filled his tiny lungs, just as it did his brothers' and sisters', and his mother drew him gently toward her belly to begin to nurse.

Only then did Silver acknowledge her mate and the name that had sprung unbidden from his lips. "He may be Runt for now," she said, laying her chin across this latest arrival, "but who knows what gift he may bring to the pack?"

"Who knows?" King repeated softly, though wasn't the pup's mother supposed to know? She always had before. "Maybe," he added, "you have a better name."

Silver was silent for a long time. "No," she said at last, "I know no other. Not yet."

Which only confirmed King's fears. His son was marked for death.

The pups' father looked long and hard at his five offspring, especially at this last, the one whose black fur and white star filled him with such love. Then, tail wagging more slowly this time, he backed toward the surface to carry this further news to the pack.

Leader, Sniffer, Runner, Thinker. Four fine pups.

And Runt. Now there was Runt.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 29, 2007

    Runt's Journey Through it All

    I loved this book. I think I have read it a total of seven times now. Although it is an easy read, it's supposed to be. It is made for young children. The book itself is based on a wolf pup named Runt. He is, as his name implies,a runt. Runt spends his whole life trying to prove to the leader of the pack, also known as King or his father, that he is more than what they call him. In some ways, I think that Runt's journey is almost like being a teenager. Everywhere you turn, you are trying to prove to someone else that you are more than who they think you are. However, the troubles down your road, no matter how devastating,help you to reach your final outcome. The troubles only lead you to the stage on which you sing. Runt is just another book by just another person, but if you read it, and I mean really read it, you see that Runt is a book that is a small piece of Heaven packed onto pages. Two thumbs up to Marion Dane Bauer, the author. I only have one question...are you going to be writing a second book anytime soon?

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 9, 2011

    Okay

    I wasn't hooked during parts of the book. It was a good read but I thought it was a little short.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 11, 2012

    AMAZING

    It will touch youre heart and is a book for ALL ages

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 26, 2012

    I luv it

    Sad but a great ending. I loved how the author put humans in it and how the wolves probably feel about us. Tough time for Runt...

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 8, 2012

    Great!

    I love wolves and boks on them and their cool stories with their packs and hthis one ks great because it recallls a pup hat is small desrined for death but will show them

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 2, 2012

    Amazingly Awesome

    Incredible! I lovd this book. It has so much great adventure and the ending is one of my favorite parts!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 27, 2011

    Cutest book I ever read

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 22, 2011

    I loge it

    It is agood book i read it in sixth grade i loved it and read it like 7 times

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 25, 2011

    love it!!!

    one of the best books i have ever read!!

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 15, 2011

    the best story ever...

    i read it in fifth graaade and never really forgot about it, i reccomend it to anyone looking fraa good book.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 1, 2011

    a perfect book for wolf lovers.

    My all time favorite book, a sad and delightful book, Runt is great book for wolf lovers.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 26, 2007

    WOW!

    I read the book and it was amazing!!!!! It was almost perfectly written: a little fun and some sad parts. It really shows some of the things that real wolves face.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 13, 2006

    Um...point please?

    Ok, this book are alright. I did not love it nor hate it. But it seriously had the dullest plot possible. I finished it in a couple of hours, the reading was easy and the chapters were short. And NOTHING happened in the chapters! Small things here and there that I really don't care about...gah. Not worth five bucks. Get a good book and check this out from a library...

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 22, 2006

    Runt

    i love this book it sad happy and grateful i love the part when runt gets the name singer that i loved and all the other parts u wrote and i have a question wat genre is this book

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 22, 2006

    Runt

    this book is powerful and scary and sad and cunfuzing and happy and every thing this book was magnifacent and i almost caried wen binder and the pup died I HAVE A QUESTION R U MAKING A NOTHER BOOK I NEED TO KNOW THE REST OF HIS LIFE!?AND WAT IS THE GENRE? NON FICTION FICTION?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 12, 2006

    'Adventurous and Suspensful'

    Runt was a very good book. I liked it because it was about animals and the struggle of life, not only for someone/somthing small but for everyone.I also liked it becasue it shows how getting along and the relationship of your family is more important than anything.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 16, 2006

    'Adventurous and Suspensful'

    Runt was a very good book. I liked it becasue it was about animals and the struggle of life, not only for something small but for everyone/thing. I also liked it because it shows how getting along with your family is important and how your strenght dosn't come with muscles or size but from how hard you try.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 10, 2006

    Read Runt a good book

    Runt By:Marion Dane Bauer Review by Dylan Tomanek The main pup in the story is Runt. He has 4 brothers, but he is the 5th and smallest pup in the whole family. He tries to prove to his dad he is strong and can do stuff that he really can¿t. For example , he tries to run as fast as them and keep up but he is too small. He spends more time on trying to be like his brothers but he can¿t. Later in the book he proves to his dad he can do stuff he couldn¿t do before. This story takes place in a deep Minnesota forest, a few years ago. The other important pups in the story are King his dad, Leader, Sniffer, Runner, and Thinker are his brothers. If you like dogs this would be the book for you. Or if you like relaistic stories, this is barking up your tree.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 31, 2006

    RUNT

    I gave the book, Runt, five stars. It is the best book I have ever read. This book is about the life of a wolf. This wolf is sadly the runt of the litter. His name is Runt. In this book Runt experiences the struggles of animals in the wild that are the runts of their litter. Runt must keep-up with all of his brothers and sisters, and it¿s no walk in the park for him. He is not as fast or smart as his brothers and sisters. All of Runt¿s siblings have names of their talents that will help the pack. For example, Runt¿s sister, Hunter, has amazing hunting skills that the pack can benefit from. Runt must find his special talent that can help the pack. Will Runt uncover his talent? I gave this book five stars for many reasons. One reason is because this book is about animals and I love animals. Also this book was interesting. It was suspenseful, and funny. You can never be sure what kind of trouble Runt will get into next. If you love animals or are an animal owner you will love this book. This is why I gave this book five stars.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 31, 2006

    Runt, on the top of my list

    A semi-exciting and heartwarming story about Runt, (hence the name of the book) the smallest in his father's pack of wolves. He's always dreading the inevitable dissapointment from his father, King, the leader of the pack. He is also depressed that all of his brothers, Leader, Runner, Sniffer and Thinker, all have thier own destinies already even when they are only pups. Mingling with the repulsive humans, befriending Bider, his brother dying, and finally getting not only respect but also a new name are all things that happen to Runt in this wonderfully, fantastic journey to become something important.

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