SavingZasha

InpostWWIIRussia,oneboydarestosaveanentireraceofoutlaweddogs--theGermanshepherd!WorldWarIIhasjustendedwhenthirteen-year-oldMikhailfindsadyingmanandhisGermanshepherd,Zasha,inthewoods.It'sdangerous--somesaytraitorous--toownaGermandogafterGermanyattackedRussia,soMikhailmustkeepZashaasecrettokeepheralive.ButMikhail'srival,Katia,isdeterminedtofindthedogsheissurehe'shiding.Atthesametime,asoldiernamedDimitriisbreedinganewRussiandogatanearbyfarm.Somanydogswerelostincombat,tostarvation,andintheslaughterofGermandogsthatthecountryisindireneedofeverykindofdog.Dimitri,too,hassuspicionsofZasha'sexistance,andwouldlikenothingmorethantoaddhertohisbreedingprogram.He'llhavetocompetewiththearmeddogthieveswhoarealsoonhertrail.Mikhail'sinspiringjourneytosavehisbestfriend,thelastGermanshepherdinRussia,forceshimtofacesomeoflife'shardestlessonsaboutwar,hate,forgiveness,hope,love,andman'sbestfriend.