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HarperCollins, 2010-27-04

Stone Fox

Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner, Author

Greg Hargreaves, Illustrator

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9780064401326

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Ten-year-old Willy needs to win the big dogsled race in order to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm--but that means beating the huge Indian mountain man, Stone Fox.
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Without sentimentality, Stone Fox delivers powerful emotion. Determination, love, and sacrifice take center stage in this poignant story of a boy, his dog, and a race that becomes much more than a competition. Gardiner’s spare prose draws readers into an unforgettable lesson in courage and heartbreaking heroism.

Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • Activity Books • Animals • Books & Libraries • Boys & Men • Chapter Books • Character • Classics • Courage • Critical Thinking • Determination • Dogs • Foxes • General • Historical • Honor • Hope • Juvenile Fiction • Love • Loyalty • Mathematics • Perseverance • Pets • Readers • Responsibility • Sacrifice • Sports & Recreation • Winter Sports

Readability • 3.7

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 96

Subjects • Dogs • Grandfathers • Sled dog racing

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure • Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Winter Sports • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs • Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men • Juvenile Fiction | Classics • Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Foxes • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books • Juvenile Fiction | Mathematics • Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Pets • Juvenile Fiction | Activity Books | General • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General

Little Willy has a big job to do. When his grandfather falls ill, it is up to Willy alone to save their farm from the tax collector. But where can a ten-year-old get five hundred dollars in a hurry? Then Willy sees the poster for the National Dogsled Race.

The race pits Willy against the best dog teams in the country, including the Indian Stone Fox and his five beautiful Samoyeds, who have never lost a race. And Stone Fox wants the prize money as badly as Willy does. Willy's dog, Searchlight, is every bit as fast as the competition, and Willy knows the terrain better than anyone. But can one boy and one dog be a match for the unbeatable Stone Fox?

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