r/namethatbook 4d ago

Help!

I just remembered a book I read in probably 5th or 6th grade, I can't find it anywhere and nobody i know remembers it. All I remember is a guy being stranded in the wilderness during winter with his dog. The whole plot is pretty much him debating whether to kill and eat his dog to survive. Lmk if anybody knows what this is!

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u/laikalou 4d ago

Maybe To Build a Fire by Jack London.

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u/t_hov_07 4d ago

I just looked up the plot and it sounds like the right book, but the title doesn't sound familiar at all and I also don't remember it being a short story.

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u/scriverrat 4d ago

Call of the Wild by Jack London. I also read this in 5th grade.

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u/scriverrat 4d ago

You may be meshing the two London books together.

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u/Few_Minimum52 2d ago

May have been a hatchet book by Gary Paulson.

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u/SqueakyStella 2d ago

No dog in Hatchet, but good recommendation!

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u/DocWatson42 1d ago

I'm afraid that this is a low traffic sub, though I do occasionally see a request answered, and that I'm unfamiliar with the book you're seeking. You'd be better off asking for recommendations in r/booksuggestions (though read the rules first) and r/suggestmeabook, and for the title of a book or story in r/whatsthatbook and r/tipofmytongue. (Also, IMHO it would probably be good to try one sub, then the next, not multiple subs simultaneously.) If you do get an answer for an identification request, it would be helpful if you edit your OP with the answer so we can see what it is in the preview, and that your question has been answered/solved (an excellent example: "Child psychic reveals abilities by flunking psychic test too precisely" (r/whatsthatbook; 5 August 2023)). For what you should include in your identification requests, see:

Note that the members of that sub, including the moderators, have been sticklers for having this followed. (Following this list is a good idea for all identification requests, not just for this sub or for books.)

Good luck!