A Dog Called Lucky Tide

by William R. Koehler

When Tim Bradley spots a dog drowning out in the water, he knows he has to save it - even though it will cost him his job.

Now that Tim's out of work, his family might lose their timberland...all because of that big old Newfoundland dog. Maybe Lucky Tide wasn't the right name for him, after all.

There's a chance for Tim to save his family's land, but only with Tide's help. It's a big job: Will Tim and the great dog be equal to the challenge? Or has their luck run out?

164 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1988

Reviews

[Kristen Sharpe · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll be honest - I don't really remember this book. But, I think it was enjoyable enough. The real reason I still remember the title and am listing it here is because my 7th grade English teacher mocked me for reading it because it was below my grade level. Even though I was reading and passing tests on all of the age appropriate books she assigned and just wanted a break from the fact that 98% of them were crushingly depressing. (I considered "A Tale of Two Cities" to have a happy ending compared to most of them.) In fact, she went on to say that I would never graduate. Despite that and my taste in books, I graduated right on time as a National Honor Society member and went on to graduate college and eventually get a job I love. Read all the comfort food books you like, kids.

[Rosemary O'donoghue · Rating 3 out of 5]

A children's book that was on my bookshelf, though I'm not sure that children would enjoy the details on logging. However it was easy to read and I enjoyed it

[TwitchyRedPen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found this book, remembered from childhood, while cleaning my room as my parents prepared to sell the house. 25 years later, on re-read, it's... somewhat more boring than I remembered. I skipped a lot of logging details and sailing details; I suspect I skipped them at the time as well. I liked that nothing terrible happens to the dog, feels like a rarity among coming-of-age-ish books of the era. Actually good show of relationship with a dog, in general. Good showing of value of keeping your temper, of letting other people dig themselves into a hole, of hard work. I just, honestly, cannot think of who this book would be aimed at given the details.

[Phobean]

Started my obsession with Newfoundland dogs, slobbery giants that they are.

[Bookworm Amir · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this book on '08, so I can't really rememeber much about the story line.

What I do remember in terms of feeling about this book was that, even though I don't so much like dog-as-companions-kind of stories, this story hooked me up, made me felt like the main character and had me wishing a cat or some other animal besides a dog to be my pet companion. One of those hearty books I'd say.