Also, you can tell that Greg's mom is working hard to raise respectful sons. Parents will appreciate that his friend's dad looks up video games on a parent Web site to see if they have too much violence. His cluelessness about what would keep him out of trouble and why parents, teachers and friends are upset with him is part of the book's humor, which leads the reader to any lesson Greg should be learning. The main character Greg is a kid who usually doesn't do the right thing the first time around.
A must read for children age 9-12 and the perfect read-aloud family book. Stone Fox is a story of two heroes, trying to win the race for good causes and in the end, they were both winners. With its powerful, emotional ending, youngsters begin to understand that not every story has a happy ending and you have to learn to accept the good with the bad.
John Reynolds Gardiner has written a beautiful story of faith and courage with strong, exciting scenes that move the story along at a fast pace. He races to earn prize money so that he can buy back land taken from his people. Stone Fox has a team of five Samoyeds and has never lost a race. He is convinced that he and Searchlight can beat the other racers, among them, an American Indian, Stone Fox.
But where can a 10 year old boy earn $500? He sees an advertisement for the National Dogsled Race, held each year in Jackson and decides to enter. When his grandfather falls ill and the tax collector comes calling for back taxes, Willy is determined to find the money to save the farm. Ten year old Willy lives in Jackson, Wyoming on a potato farm with his grandfather and his dog Searchlight.
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