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.
"Once again, Cleary demonstrates her
ability to write from the heart." --Publishers Weekly
