Book Blog #2
Stone Fox
The book I read was Stone Fox
written by John Reynolds Gardiner. The
story takes place on a potato farm in Wyoming.
Little Willy, his dog Searchlight, and his grandfather find out that he
owes back taxes on his property to the State of Wyoming. Little Willy has also just found out that his
grandfather, who has fallen sick, does not want to live anymore. Can Little Willy find a way to raise the
$500.00 that his grandfather owes to the state or will he lose his grandfather
and his farm? Can Little Willy train
Searchlight for a dogsled race in time to save the farm?
My Favorite Character
My favorite characters in this book
are Little Willy and his dog Searchlight.
Little Willy is a very caring young man and is also very
passionate. His dog Searchlight is very
fast and is a very loyal dog to his Little Willy. Little Willy takes on a big responsibility
when his grandfather falls ill and has no desire to live which shows a lot of
maturity on Little Willy’s character and responsibility for his family. Little Willy eventually discovers that his
grandfather was not physically ill, just depressed over the tax situation.
My Reaction
I liked the style of fiction that
the author uses to write this book. Though
very sad in the end, this book kept my attention throughout the whole
book. I would recommend this book for others
who enjoy this type of reading. It
reminded me of how hard it was to say good-bye to the two dogs I once had in my
family and how sad Little Willy and his grandfather were to lose Searchlight.
