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Available
Call number
Publication
HarperCollins (1991), Edition: English Language, 192 pages
Description
In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.
User reviews
LibraryThing member anneofia
This cute little sequel to Dear Mr. Henshaw is just as good as the original book. If you haven't read the first one, it stands very nicely by itself. Both books speak poignantly about how divorce, in this case an absent father, can affect a child. In this book the main character, Leigh, two years
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older, is more comfortable with the way things are, and is well on the way in learning to accept his parents as they are and still managing to be all boy. Show Less
LibraryThing member jlowens4
The chapter book "Strider" is a good book. The book uses the same character from the book, "Dear Mr. Henshaw." Leigh and his mother now live apartments, where Leigh and his friend Barry find a dog. They named the dog Stider. Since the both found the dog together they decided to have joint custody.
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This causes tension between the boys because Leight does not want Barry to have his time with Strider. Leigh uses Strider to fill other voids that he has in his life. Overall I felt as though this was a good story and a great addition to any teachers library. Show Less
LibraryThing member francescadefreitas
I was amazing to find there was more to Leigh's story! I had the horrors that it would end up being a dead dog story, but this was a sweet coming of age tale of a boy fighting free of his feckless father, and negotiating friendships.
LibraryThing member fuzzi
"Strider" is a worthy sequel to the excellent "Dear Mr. Henshaw".
Leigh is two years older, and handling life with his divorced mother better than when he was only 12. While on the beach with his best friend, Barry, they come across a dog that is sitting there, looking as if he's lost his best
Apparently the dog has been abandoned, and the boys decide to adopt "Strider", with join custody.
But more is happening to Leigh than just a new dog: his father is still trying to get back with his ex-wife, Leigh's mother, who is not interested, his English teacher is making him crazy, and there's a new boy who takes issue with Leigh's new shirt.
This is not just a "feel good" story, but a story about adolescence and how one boy handles the changes in his life. I was really impressed with how Ms. Cleary handled an older subject (Leigh is 14) and the serious subjects of divorce and friendship.
Highly recommended, but read "Dear Mr. Henshaw" first.
Leigh is two years older, and handling life with his divorced mother better than when he was only 12. While on the beach with his best friend, Barry, they come across a dog that is sitting there, looking as if he's lost his best
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friend.Apparently the dog has been abandoned, and the boys decide to adopt "Strider", with join custody.
But more is happening to Leigh than just a new dog: his father is still trying to get back with his ex-wife, Leigh's mother, who is not interested, his English teacher is making him crazy, and there's a new boy who takes issue with Leigh's new shirt.
This is not just a "feel good" story, but a story about adolescence and how one boy handles the changes in his life. I was really impressed with how Ms. Cleary handled an older subject (Leigh is 14) and the serious subjects of divorce and friendship.
Highly recommended, but read "Dear Mr. Henshaw" first.
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LibraryThing member CassieWinters
While I did enjoy this book, I felt that "Dear Mr. Henshaw" (the first book in the series) was a stronger book with a very different thematic feel to it. I was expecting somewhat similar in feel and this was definitely not that. It was a more watered down version of what I was expecting based on
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the feeling of maturity in the other one. Show Less
LibraryThing member fingerpost
Leigh (boy) Botts and his friend Barry acquire a dog, of which they assume joint custody. Leigh loves Strider, as they name him. He also loves running and joins the school track team.
Does this story line sound fascinating to you? Because there really isn't much more to this book than that. There
Does this story line sound fascinating to you? Because there really isn't much more to this book than that. There
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are the usual parental troubles, teacher troubles and spats with friends, but all in all, this tale was exceedingly dull. I have thoroughly enjoyed a number of Beverly Cleary's books, but this one was weak. Show Less
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1994)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1993)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1993)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 1994)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1994)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 1993)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 1994)
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1994)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 1995)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1997)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 1995)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 1994)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 1995)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 1993)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 1995)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1993)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1991
ISBN
9780688099015