The Call of the Wild is a great book. When Buck is sold from his home his life instantly gets harder. He is broken-in by a man so he will learn to obey his owner. He is bought by a small man named Francisco. Francisco is a dog sleder. His lead dog Spitz doesn't like Buck. When Buck is injured, Spitz tries to kill Buck, but can not and Buck ends up killing Spitz. Buck hopes to be the lead dog but isn't.A new owner, John Thornton buys Buck, they become great friends. One day while Buck is out in the woods, John is killed buy a tribe of Indians. When Buck gets back to camp he is furious. It is then Buck realizes that his place is in the wild. So he goes and finds a pack of wolves and travels them.This was an amazing book. It taught if how we need to work out our problems and not just curl up in a ball and give up. I hope everyone will read this book.Chace D.