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Plot Summary of Strider
"Leigh Botts is a nice boy who has experience many changes throughout his life. His parents got divorced a few years ago. He and his mother had to move to a new an ugly looking apartment. His mother worked real hard so that he could go to college. His life was boring but it changed when he and his friend Barry found a dog, they named him Strider. They were both truly happy, but there was only one problem, who was going to keep the dog? Since they both found him the decided to have a joint custody.

They finally agreed on that but there was another problem the owner of the apartment Leigh and his mom rented wouldn't let them have the dog living in the apartment. Leigh finally convinced the landlord to let them keep the dog. Everything went ok until Barry and Leigh started fighting over the dog's custody.

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ana, Resident Scholar

"Leigh Botts's parents got divorced a few years ago. He and his mother had to move to a new an ugly looking apartment. His mother worked real hard so that he could go to college. His life was boring but it changed when he and his friend Barry found a dog, they named him Strider. They were both truly happy, but there was only one problem, who was going to keep the dog? Since they both found him the decided to have a joint custody.

They finally agreed on that but there was another problem: the owner of the apartment Leigh and his mom rented wouldn't let them have the dog living in the apartment. Leigh finally convinced the landlord to let them keep the dog. Everything went well until Barry and Leigh started fighting over the dog's custody.
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Kendra, Resident Scholar

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