Surfer Dog

by Elizabeth Spurr

When Pete, an avid surfer, encounters a stray black Lab named Blackie whose passion for surfing rivals his own, he finds a companion and friend, but when Blackie's owner shows up to reclaim his dog, Pete is devastated and learns a valuable lesson in life.

Genres: Middle Grade

Hardcover

First published May 13, 2002

Reviews

[Blue Mullins]

:)

[Tyler Mentink]

The message for writing the book was mainly that if you love something, set it free, and if it loves you, it will come back. I think that this is the message of the story because he found a dog and he wanted it. He took it home. They had it for a while and when he was at a surfing competition, the owner took it. The main character was devastated. Later, the dog was whining and the main character got him back.

[Serena]

it was good but a bit of a dum story

[Lars Guthrie]

Inconsequential, but short and readable. Kids gotta have fluff, too.