In the books The Dogs of Winter by Bobbie Pyron it takes place in Russia but mainly Moscow in the 1990s. The setting is very important in this story because it tells a lot about what is going to be happening in the story. The story is about a five year old boy Mishka that lives with his mom, the mom had a boyfriend come over one night and they started to argue. Everything went downhill, Mishka heard a loud bang and a scream. He asked his mother’s boyfriend when will his mother be back and the boyfriend said “Never.” He waited for a little while and watched for his mother, she did not come. The boyfriend kept giving Mishka a hard time and the next morning he said “Get your coat and hat. We’re going.” That day they went to the city and met with
