Fish

by Alison Morgan

Original description was incorrect thus here is the corrected description:

Fish was just an outsider among the other village boys, until he adopted a clever stray dog - Floss. He was so happy he seemed like a different person, until some sheep were killed in the neighbourhood and the finger of suspicion seemed to point at Floss.

Genres: Childrens

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Colin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s tempting to think of the late Sixties and early Seventies as a golden age of children’s fantasy writing, and so it was, but there was a lot more going on in children’s publishing; it was also a boom period for historical fiction and social realism. Puffin Books under the dynamic direction of Kaye Webb, led the field with a diverse and ground-breaking list. Fish, first published in 1971, and in Puffin paperback two years later, didn’t reach the classic status of some of the books on Puffin’s list, but is a great example of the quality in depth that made them such a force in children’s books. It’s the story of a young boy, an incomer in a Welsh hill farming community, who doesn’t quite fit in at school and has a hard time at home, but who finds companionship and a way into the community through a stray dog he adopts. There’s a cracking story, with just enough jeopardy to keep an audience of ten or eleven year olds on the edge of their seats, a well evoked sense of place, and a clear-eyed awareness of the realities of life in a small farming community. Well worth looking out. For a more detailed review see https://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2020/..., which was what led me to the book in the first place.

[Petra Be · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whatever the description of this book here on Goodreads says, it is not relevant to this book. Lucky me I didn't read it before starting the book...
This book is about two boys, one dubbed Fish, who live in the countryside and one day they find a stray dog...
Great story for 10-year-old kids.

[Derek Henderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Serviceable children's book