Stone Fox

Gardiner, John Reynolds

ISBN 10: 0808566512 ISBN 13: 9780808566519

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1999

Synopsis

Ten-year-old Willy has a big job to do -- he has to find a way to raise enough money to save his grandfather's farm from the tax collectors. But where can a boy get five hundred dollars in a hurry? Then Willy sees the poster for the National Dogsled Race, and he knows what he must do. But can one boy and his dog be a match for the legendary Stone Fox and his unbeatable team of sled dogs? First published in 1980, this exciting tale has been a favorite of millions of readers, and is now available in a newly repackaged edition.

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Review:

"Gardiner's description of the race and sudden climax (based on legend) is fast-paced and enveloping."--" School Library Journal"

From the Back Cover:

There's just no stopping little Willy. Determined to keep their farm going -- and to give his ailing grandfather a reason to live -- the ten-year-old boy hitches his dog, Searchlight, to the plow and harvests the whole potato crop.

Now little Willy needs five hundred dollars to pay off ten years' back taxes, or the farm will be taken away from them. Dauntless as ever, he stakes everything on one wild hope: that he and Searchlight can outrun the best dogsled racers in the country -- including the legendary Indian, Stone Fox. But the huge mountain man is every bit as intent on winning the big prize money as little Willy is. And he and his five beautiful Samoyeds haven't lost a race yet....

Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, John Reynolds Gardiner's story -- like its hero, little Willy -- has all the ingredients of a winner, right down to the unforeseen drama at the finish line.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0808566512
• ISBN 13: 9780808566519
• Binding: School & Library Binding