Strider
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Strider

by Beverly Cleary

1989•Drama•176 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyfresh & originalwholesomesimplelinearenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeWholesome and contained: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyComing of ageComplex relationship

Subjects

DiariesHigh schoolsSchoolsDivorceDogsJuvenile FictionPetsFamilies

Details

Author
Beverly Cleary
Published
1989
Pages
176
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