Jack London's "Call of the Wild" is a classic read for many middle schoolers. It is a story of adventure and hardship in the wilds of the Canadian Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. It is also a tale of survival and eventual friendship between man and dog. In this story, "man" is John Thornton (played by Harrison Ford), who rescues the canine from a harsh master. "Dog" is Buck (a photorealistic CG creation), a large but gentle St. Bernard/Scotch Collie mix that is snatched from his happy domestic life and forced to become a sled dog in the northern wilderness before he finds happiness once again with John. Until he hears the wild beckoning to him.
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