Thunder from the Sea (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689864032)

A boy builds a life-changing bond with his dog in this adventure story from the author of Star in the Storm.

It's 1929, and thirteen-year-old Tom Campbell has always wanted a real family with a real house and a dog of his very own. Since he was three years old, the only home he has ever known has been the Mission orphanage.

When he is sent to live and work with fisherman Enoch and his wife, Tom finally sees his dream within reach. And when he rescues a Newfoundland dog in the middle of a terrifying squall, Tom feels as if both he and the dog, which he names Thunder, have found a place to call home at last.

But when Enoch's wife becomes pregnant and it looks like Thunder's owner might be found, Tom's wonderful new world is turned upside down. Will the Murrays still want Tom? And will Tom be forced to give up his beloved Thunder?

Author: Joan Hiatt Harlow
ISBN-10: 0689864035
ISBN-13: 9780689864032
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2004
Pages: 243
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 7.16h x 5.26w x 0.85d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 78526 / Thunder from the Sea

Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Winner
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 06/21/2004 pg. 65
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2004 pg. 452
Quill & Quire 07/01/2004 pg. 45
Booklist 08/01/2004 pg. 1934
School Library Journal 09/01/2004 pg. 207
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 380 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 380 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 06/21/2004