Tom campell is an orphan in the mission and is going to live with a couple in Newfoundland -the Murrays. fiona and enoch are one of the nicest people he's met before. Then one day tom,enoch,there neighnor friends amos and his son bert go fishing in the sea after a sonny day the clouds start comin in and the storm started and the fishers had to get out. thats when tom sees something black in the sea- its a dog a oyoungin to . after pullin in the cold pup bert says he wants it and amos agrees. but enoch said it was only fair that tom should keep him since he found and rescued him. amos and bert thought of it as not being fair and theyed find the owner and try to take the dog away. tom names the pup thunder since he was in a thunder storm and he had a white streak that looks like lighting thunder from the storm. thats when fiona finds out shes pregnet and they might of found thunders owner can tom & thunder stay ? with the small family?or will they both have to go back?

Mush thunder, mush ( )

Just when his dreams of being part of a family and having a dog seem to be coming true, Tom wonders if trouble with neighbors on his new island home and the impending birth of a new baby will change everything. Set in Newfoundland in 1929. ( )

Tom, an orphan in Newfoundland, is taken in by the Murray family who live on a small island. One day while out on a fishing trip, Tom spots a dog swimming in the sea during a storm. He insists on saving the dog and then calls him Thunder. Thunder saves the Murray family from several catastrophes and Tom loves the dog like no other. In the back of Tom's mind, though, is always the knowledge that Thunder doesn't truly belong to him. What will he do if Thunder's real owner comes back?

I found the story a bit saccharine, but there was enough adventure to forgive it. There's an earthquake and a tidal wave and a mad rush through a March snowstorm to bring Mrs. Murray across the frozen bay to a doctor. I think this book would appeal to animal lovers, especially fans of classic children's books. This might be a good one for high-reading younger kids - nothing objectionable here. ( )

Just when his dreams of being part of a family and having a dog seem to be coming true, Tom wonders if trouble with neighbors on his new island home and the impending birth of a new baby will change everything. Set in Newfoundland in 1929.