Stone Fox PP

Study Guide


Willy and his grandfather live on a farm in Wyoming where they grow potatoes. One day Grandfather will not get out of bed or even speak. Willy runs to get Doc Smith. Doc Smith examines Grandfather and discovers that there is nothing wrong with him physically. She tells Willy that Grandfather has just given up on life.



Willy brings in the potato harvest to cheer Grandfather, using only his dog, Searchlight, to pull the plow. He is able to sell the potato harvest just as Grandfather has always done, but Grandfather doesn't improve.



Each winter, Searchlight lets Willy hitch her to an old sled and, daily, they race the distance from town back to their farm. One winter day, he returns to find a ""city slicker"" at the farm. The man says he is from the State of Wyoming and tells Willy that Grandfather owes the state $500 in back taxes or they will lose the farm.



Then Willy sees a poster advertising the National Dogsled Races. The prize for winning the race is . . . $500! Willy decides to enter the race, convinced he and Searchlight can win; but an Indian named Stone Fox also enters the race. Stone Fox has never lost a race. Can Willy and Searchlight beat Stone Fox and his five white Samoyeds?



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Grade Level: 3-5