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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.
Outstanding Children's Books of 1980 (NYT)
1980 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)
Children's Books of 1980 (Library of Congress)
1986?87 Alabama Young Readers' Choice Award
1987 Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Minnesota)
1985 Utah Children's Book Award
1981 Notable Book of Fiction Award (Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People)
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Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award
Synopsis:
A Race Against Time
Little Willy's grandfather is sick, and it's up to Willy to save their farm from tax collectors. Their only hope is the prize money from the National Dogsled Race. But a lot of other people want to win the race, too, including Stone Fox, who has never lost a race in his life.
Do Willy and his dog Searchlight stand a chance against the toughest racers around? Can they win the race to save the farm — and Grandfather — before it's too late?
John Reynolds Gardiner, an engineer by profession, has also worked as a writer adapting children's stories for television.
A native of Los Angeles, he has lived in West Germany, Central America, and the state of Idaho, where he first heard the legend that is the basis for Stone Fox, his first published work. He is also the author of Top Secret and General Butterfingers.
Mr. Gardiner lives in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife, Gloria, and their three daughters: Carrie, Alicia, and Danielle.
Amy Merk, January 24, 2008 (view all comments by Amy Merk)
Stone Fox is a great entry into chapter books for grades 3 and up. Gardiner tells a relatively complex story in a simple way, but manages to develop suspense. Great for teaching character traits.
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Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award
"Synopsis"
by Harper Collins,
A Race Against Time
Little Willy's grandfather is sick, and it's up to Willy to save their farm from tax collectors. Their only hope is the prize money from the National Dogsled Race. But a lot of other people want to win the race, too, including Stone Fox, who has never lost a race in his life.
Do Willy and his dog Searchlight stand a chance against the toughest racers around? Can they win the race to save the farm — and Grandfather — before it's too late?
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