Stone Fox

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Summary: It was one of the most depressing books, but it was good.!
Review: I started this book with an open mind and left it with a sad but happy heart.

Stone Fox is about a young boy wanting to overcome his age and be an adult, and I think he did in this book. His grandfather was very sick. Willy and his grandfather had a lot of unpaid taxes. So young Willy wants to get money. First he harvests the potato field. But that did not make the granddad any better. About 2 weeks later he sees an ad up for a winter dog sled race. That would be it. That would make the grandfather better. His dog, Spotlight, is really fast. He could get all the money, but will he? He is up against the Indian, Stone Fox. Will he win and get the money or will he lose and get nothing?

I would love if you got to read this great book, because it is for all ages and all kinds of people.

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Summary: Stone Fox shows a great friendship between a boy and his dog
Review: I've recently had the chance to pick up and read a great book called Stone Fox. Although it's really small, the book is written extremely well. HARPER TROPHY® published Stone Fox in 1980. What a wonderful book this is, the book was written by John Reynolds Gardiner and illustrated by (not cover) Marcia Sewall.

The story in Stone Fox begins with a huge problem, what made me interested in reading it. Little Willy's grandpa is sick. What will Willy do? The old man won't get out of bed. After trying and trying, the boy,Willy, finds out why. The tax collector told Willy grandpa hasn't been paying the taxes for approximately 10 years. Grandpa is giving up on life. Little Willy asks all the people he knew what to do. Some of those people are Doc smith, Hank, Lester, and Mess Williams. They all decided it was best to sell the farm, but Little Willy and his dog Searchlight wouldn't give up. There has to be another way! A little later, miraculously, they found 'The Way'. He happened to be at Lester's General store and saw a poster. The poster said that there was to be a dogsled race at Jackson, Wyoming. Any number of dogs were allowed to enter the race. What a miraculous happening! The prize just happened to be $500! Little Willy and Searchlight took the chance. The two had been through a lot together. They would win even if they had to defeat their adversary, Stone Fox. Stone Fox was a tribe member of the Shoshone Indians. He wanted to win the money so he could buy back land for his tribe. It was said that he never lost a single race. When the day of the race came, Willy was in the lead. Stone Fox was dead last. Who would win? The tragic ending at the end of the race stunned everybody. Searchlight was dead. To everyone's amazement, Stone Fox let Willy carry Searchlight across the finish line.

Although this book has many superior parts in this book, my favorite part is in Chapter 10. It was a thrilling part where Searchlight's heart burst. The part where Searchlight died was a miserable section of the book. What I liked about it was that the part was so shocking and unexpected. This section made me think, why did Stone Fox let victory slip away from him and let Willy win. It was out of the ordinary.

Though there were countless fine, and excellent parts, there was a really boring part. Chapter 8 so boring that you would fall asleep reading the chapter. It was monotonous. Basically nothing happened in it. It was all showing and telling as if everything was still, unmoving. The chapter told how many people, how toll they were, who was watching, and how the race started. It described very well, but as I mentioned before absolutely nothing happens.

Anyone who likes amazingly interesting dog stories, would like this book. I would recommend it to them. Stone Fox would amuse them because It's a book always with something happening, except in Ch.8, and never-ending excitement. The dog is amazing and so is the boy, Willy. What will probably catch your attention are the character descriptions, for example the white star on Searchlight's forehead. Since I say it's so interesting, why don't you find out yourself!

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Summary: Outstanding
Review: Stone Fox by John Gardener is an outstanding book. This is the story of a young boy who lives with his grandfather. Willy decides to enter a dog sled race in order to win a money prize. Grandpa is in jeopardy of losing his potato farm. Read to find out how Willy does.
This book is a must read . It kept me on the edge of my seat. Willy must race againt the champion, stone fox who is legenday.
The entire town backs Willy in his quest to win.
John Reynolds Gardiner was not destined to be a writer. He had a difficult time in school and was told that his grammar and spelling were so poor that he would never do good in college English. His brother convinced him to write because of his great imagination. Many students like me can relate to John Reynolds Gardiner. Read his book!

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Summary: A five star not too long read
Review: Stone Fox is a great book for all elementary students. It is about a ten year old boy (named little Willy) and his dog Searchlight. His grandpa is keeping a secret from him which is the cause of grandpa being sick. When little Willy finds out what the secret is he learns that he must get 500$ and fast. What luck, there just so happens to be a dog sled race going on and the prize money is 500$! When he enters he knows he must win and if he doesn't grandpa won't get better and their farm will be taken away from them. Little Willy feels very confident in himself, but the great Stone Fox is coming. He has never lost a race. Does he beat the great Stone Fox? Does grandpa get better? Do they keep their farm? Use my advice and read the book to find out.

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Summary: The book was very touching to read along with my son.
Review: The story of Stone Fox was very interesting to me. My son was required to read this book for his summer reading list. The struggle that young people go through in life is sometimes overlooked. I feel that Gardiner focuses on the struggles. Willy has decided to save the farm and what he believes to be his Grandfathers life. In this story a young boy must make adult decisions. Willy could have easily let his Grandfather stay with someone else but he chose to care for him and perform the chores of raising a crop. These are very mature decisions made by a young boy. I could feel the love Willy had for his Grandfather as well as the love Searchlight had for Willy. Although the ending was sad it allowed us to view the reality of life. Some struggles end in death and not with happy endings. I would encourage people to read and look beyond the words on the pages. This book was intense with emotional moments that would bring tears to anyones eyes.

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Summary: The Race
Review: This book was a good book I liked it. This book was about a little boy who lived with his grandpa. He helped his grandpa grow a farm the little boy also had a dog. The grandpa was not up to date with his payment. Like a day later his grandpa was sick and he could not do anything to help his farm. Now to the good part of the book is the end of the book. There was a sled dog race in town and the boy wanted to enter in it so he went to town the next day to sign up for the race. There was added money for the winner. They had to race that day there was a race for youth and for the adults. For the adults you had to pay 100 dollars to get in the race. But they would not let him in the adult race because he was too young and then finally they let him in the race if he had the money. So he went to the bank to check out his money and he got in the race. So the race had started and their was a lot of people enter the race. He started in the back and worked his way to the front until they saw the finish line and it was the boy and stone fox and the boy was in the lead and they were about 100 feet and the boy's dog died while running. But Stone Fox did not pass the finish line he stop his dog and took out his gun and shot it in the air and told everbody to stop and not to pass the boy. He told the boy to pick up the dog and cross the finish line. And the little boy won the race. And he got to pay for his grandpa's farm after he won the money.

I would tell someone to read this book because of the race it was a real good long race.

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Summary: You Must Read Stone Fox
Review: This book was called Stone Fox and it was by John Reynolds Gardiner. My favorite character was the dog named Searchlight. She was an old dog from Indiana. I also liked the character named Willy. Willy was a boy who was ten years old. He wanted to try to help his grandpa because he was sick. Willy's grandpa also had to pay lots of taxes. So Willy and his dog Searchlight were going to try to go in a dog sledding contest and win $500 dollars. Willy entered by using all his college money. Will Willy and Searchlight win? Will they get $500 dollars to pay off the taxes and not lose there home? I recommend this book to everyone. It is a great book and is a nice thing to read. So go to your local library and check it out!!

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Summary: An Enjoyable Book
Review: What happens when a little boy enters a sled dog race to win a $500 prize so that he can save his grandfather's farm? You can find out by reading Stone Fox, written by John R. Gardiner.

Stone Fox is a story about a little boy in a small town in the snowy Rockies whose grandfather doesn't want to live any longer. He hasn't been paying his taxes, so he is in danger of losing his farm. It's up to Little Willy to solve the problem.

The main characters of this story are Little Willy and Stone Fox. Little Willy is a small, short-haired ten-year-old boy who wants to save his grandfather's farm. He is very talkative and inquisitive.

Stone Fox is a very tall, tan Native American with long, black hair. He is a very quiet and determined man. Stone Fox hopes to win the $500 prize money so he can buy back land for his tribe.

John r. Gardiner, the author of Stone Fox, was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Long Beach, CA. Mr. Gardiner has written children's stories that have been told on TV. He has also written Top Secret and General Butter Fingers.

By the time you finish reading Stone Fox you will realize that even a kid can make a big difference if he or she tries hard. If you like reading about kids doing amazing things, then you will definitely enjoy Stone Fox.