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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100688099017

ISBN-139780688099015

eBay Product ID (ePID)26038750298

Product Key Features

Book TitleStrider

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

TopicAnimals / Dogs, Family / Marriage & Divorce, School & Education, General, Social Themes / Friendship, Readers / Chapter Books

IllustratorZelinsky, Paul O., Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorBeverly Cleary

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight10.7 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN90-006608

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal813.5/4

SynopsisThis sequel to Beverly Cleary's beloved Newbery Medal-winning classic, Dear Mr. Henshaw, stars Strider, a dog who loves to run. 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. Strider is a winning dog adventure for kids ages 6-12. It can be read alongside the beloved classic Dear Mr. Henshaw or on its own., 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., This sequel to Beverly Cleary's beloved Newbery Medal-winning classic, Dear Mr. Henshaw , stars Strider, a dog who loves to run. 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. Strider is a winning dog adventure for kids ages 6-12. It can be read alongside the beloved classic Dear Mr. Henshaw or on its own.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.C5792St 1991