Willy and his brave dog Searchlight must face off against experienced racers, including a Native American man named Stone Fox, who has never lost a race.Įxciting and heartwarming, this novel has sold millions of copies and was named a New York Times Outstanding Children's Book.Ībout the AuthorNew York Times Outstanding Book.Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award (Minnesota).Library of Congress Children's Books.Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award. But he isn't the only one who desperately wants to win. Stone Fox John Reynolds Gardiner Published by HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS ISBN 10: 0064401324 ISBN 13: 9780064401326 New Hardcover Quantity: 1 Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks (Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Condition: new. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race-the prize money would save the farm and his grandfather. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years.īased on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. Ten-year-old Willy needs to win the big dog-sled race in order to pay the back taxes on his grandfathers farm-but that means beating the huge Indian mountain. Well written and fast paced, this book pulls you in and keeps you interested through the exciting race and its surprising ending-which Gardiner says was presented as a true. Genre:Adventure, Classics Grades:4 - 5 Lexile Measure. John Reynolds Gardiners classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years. Stone Fox needs the money to buy back land stolen from his people. Item :NTS909510 ISBN13:9780439095105 Format:Paperback Book Pages:96 Publisher:Scholastic Inc.

The 30th anniversary repackage with new cover art of the perennially best-selling canine adventure story STONE FOX - more than 3.5 million copies sold. He is up against Stone Fox, the mysterious Native American who has never lost a race.

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