Everything you need to understand or teach The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.
David Wroeblewski's "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" has been described as a modern American retelling of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." The novel deals with the life and events surrounding Edgar Sawtelle, a mute teenager who has the special ability to wordlessly communicate with dogs through hand signs.
Edgar lives in northern Wisconsin with his mother Trudy and father Gar on the Sawtelle family farm where they raise a fictional breed of dogs. Edgar's...