Small feisty Siberian husky Togomdashthe overlooked sled-dog hero of the serum run to Nomemdashsets the record straight in Dog Diaries When a diptheria epidemic breaks out in isolated Nome Alaska in January the only way to get life-saving serum to the town is by using dog-sled relay teams Twenty teams participate and the dog who inevitably gets credit for saving the town is Balto lead dog on the final team which delivered the serum But few people have ever heard of -year-old Togo and his musher Leonard Seppala who carried the serum for almost double the length of any other team and twice violated warnings to avoid perilous Norton Sound and instead ran straight over the frozen ice With realistic black-and-white illustrations by Tim Jessellmdashplus an appendix with information about Siberian huskies sled dogs mushers and moremdashTogos tale is perfect for middle-grade readers who love a spunky underdog.
