Dingo

Dingo by de Lint, Charles. hardcover edition. ISBN: 0051488011996.

High school senior Miguels life is turned upside down when he meets new girl Lainey, whose family has just moved from Australia. With her tumbled red-gold hair, her instant understanding of who he is, and her unusual dog--a real Australian dingo--shes unforgettable. And, as he quickly learns, she is on the run from an ancient bargain made by her ancestors. Theres no question that Miguel will do whatever he can to help her--but what price will each of them have to pay? Dingo is quintessential Charles de Lint, set close to his beloved, invented city of Newford--a mixture of darkness and hope, humor and mystery, and the friendship within love.