Nobody's Dog

by Lynn Hall

After months of wandering a huge, ugly, stray dog is finally befriended by an unhappy misfit of a boy to the benefit of both.

Genres: Dogs, Coming Of Age, Fiction

93 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 1973

About the author

Lynn Hall was the author of over fifty novels for juvenile and young adult readers, as well as over two dozen novels for younger readers. Her books focus on coming-of-age stories featuring dogs and horses.

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good book, but it has some sad parts.

I used to love Lynn Hall books. This was a good one. Although my favorite was Ghost Pony I think all younger kids should at least read or be read one Lynn Hall book in their lifetime. Anyway That's my review for Nobody's Dog.

[Wit · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember reading this book many times when I was younger. I think I still have my old, torn up, paper back copy somewhere.

[Kent Kirker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was alright. I mainly just wanted to finish it to get on with the next book.

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 4 out of 5]

An okay story about a doubly-abandoned dog who is instilled with just enough care to want a human family, but not enough socialisation (or smarts?) to know how to keep one.

His first rescue family raises him to full size, but they discover he is too big and brutish to keep, so he is turned out and left to fend for himself. He is then unable to live as a proper stray, always seeking human attention, until he finds it in a school bully named Duncan who senses a kindred spirit.

The story is quite sad, not the least reason being everyone in the story seems to be impoverished. It feels too much like contemporary problems, where more people are hunting for work than there are jobs that pay.

I don't know if I would as such recommend this book, but it's okay for what it is. Not a bad read, and I don't think I'd change anything.

[Shanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A stray dog and a rough boy meet and turn each other's lives around.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this because it’s simple, sweet, and quite a possible scenario at the same time. Misfit plus misfit equals belonging