What do You think about Strider (1996)?
I home-school my kids and we like to listen to books on cd in the car. (we have a 45 minute drive to just about anywhere we go) We recently listened to Dear Mr. Henshaw on cd. I thought I had read it growing up, but the story was not familiar to me. I really enjoyed listening to it and so did my kids. I was thrilled to hear that there was a sequel.I was even more thrilled to learn that our small local library had it on cd as well. My husband doesn't care to read, but has been recently laid off. I got the book on cd and wasn't sure when we would listen to it. My husband said to go ahead and put it in the car cd player. He enjoyed it just as much as I did. Now he wants to get more books on cd to listen to in the car. We especially loved the voice of the narrator (?)- George Guidall. He was very pleasant to listen to and made the characters come to life.I really like the style of the book, in diary form. The characters have fun distinctive personalities. It's a book that children and adults can relate to and enjoy.
—Jill Reeder
WHAT I THOUGHT IF THIS BOOK IS THAT THIS BOOK WAS OKAY. I THOUGHT THIS BOOK WAS OKAY BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A BOOK THAT WAS MADE FOR A FIFTH GRADER TO READ. WHEN I WAS IN FIFTH GRADE I WOULD OF READ THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT MIGHT SEEM INTERESTING TO A FIFTH GRADER BECAUSE IT HAS DOGS IN THE BOOK. I ALSO THINK THIS WILL BE A FIFTH GRADE BOOK BECAUSE IT HAS FIFTH GRADE VOCABULARY AND I'M IN SIXTH GRADE NOW AND I WOULD WANT TO READ SOMETHING THAT HAS SIXTH GRADE VOCABULARY. BEVERLY CLEARY IS NOT THE TYPE OF AUTHOR THAT I LIKE AND I DON'T LIKE THOSE KIND OF BOOKS I LIKE MYSTERY BOOKS. MY FAVORITE AUTHOR IS WALTER DEAN MYERS. WELL THIS IS WHY I SAID THAT THIS BOOK BY BEVERLY CLEARY IS OKAY FOR ME. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO A FIFTH GRADER BECAUSE THIS IS A FIFTH GRADE BOOK WITH FIFTH GRADE VOCABULARY.
—Sade
It's been several years since Leigh Botts last wrote in his journal, but he finds it and starts writing about his freshman year of high school. Things are going good for Leigh - he's got a best friend, Barry, and they're sharing custody of an abandoned dog they found on the beach. But sharing custody of Strider soon gets more complicated than Leigh could have imagined. Can his friendship with Barry survive? And if so, will it mean giving up the dog he's come to love? Again, Beverly Cleary gives us a tween boy narrator dealing with his emotions, with finding friends in high school, with fitting in, with divorced parents, with loneliness, with finding out what he's good at... And MAJOR props for a book about a dog in which the DOG DOES NOT DIE. Whew. I can't believe it took me so long to read this book! The narration is simple, but effective. I really enjoyed the audiobook.More on the blog: http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/2010/...
—Abby Johnson
