Strider

Strider has a new habit. Whenever we stop, he places his paw on my foot. It isn't an accident because he always does it. I like to think he doesn't want to leave me.

Can a stray dog change the life of a teenage boy? It looks as if Strider can. He's a dog that loves to run; because of Strider, Leigh Botts finds himself running -- well enough to join the school track team. Strider changes Leigh on the inside, too, as he finally begins to accept his parents' divorce and gets to know a redheaded girl he's been admiring. With Strider's help, Leigh finds that the future he once hated to be asked about now holds something he never expected: hope.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/08/2000
ISBN: 9780380712366
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.20w x 0.41d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Winner
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/14/1992

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 5442 / Strider
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 3