Stone Fox 30th Anniversary Edition 斯通·福克斯30周年纪念版 ISBN9780064401326
作者： John
出版社：HarperCollins 2005年03月
简介：
Little Willy has a big job to do. When his grandfather fallsill, it is up to Willy alone to save their farm from the taxcollector. But where can a ten-year-old get five hundred dollars ina hurry? Then Willy sees the poster for the National Dogsled Race.The race pits Willy against the best dog teams in the country,including the Indian Stone Fox and his five beautiful Samoyeds, whohave never lost a race. And Stone Fox wants the prize money asbadly as Willy does. Willy's dog, Searchlight, is every bit as fastas the competition, and Willy knows the terrain better than anyone.But can one boy and one dog be a match for the unbeatable StoneFox?
【媒体评论】
"The idea for this story came from a Rocky Mountain legend thatwas told to me in 1974 by Bob Hudson over a cup of coffee atHudson's Cafe in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Gardiner's note is not part ofthe story, but it does reflect the down-to-earth tone andatmosphere that pervade the story. The legend turns out to be asentimental one, and you can see the outcome halfway through - butnot just as it transpires. Gardiner makes his version the story often-year-old little Willie, who fives on a potato farm with hisgrandfather and his smart, lightning-fast dog Searchlight. Onemorning Grandfather just stops speaking and refuses to get out ofbed. If it weren't for Searchlight insisting on being hitched tothe plow, little Willie could never harvest the potatoes - but thetwo of them do, in ten days. Then tittle Willie discovers that thefarm will be confiscated for $500.00 owed in back taxes - that'swhy his Grandfather has given up on life! - and he finds outshortly afterwards about a dogsled race that costs $50.00 to enterbut pays the winner $500.00. There aren't many entries this year,with the undefeated Indian giant Stone Fox and his team of Samoyedsas one of the contestants; but Willie and Searchlight have made therun hundreds of times, and Willie knows he can win. There won't bea calm pulse at the starting line, or a dry eye at the finish - asSearchlight gives her all and Stone Fox determines the outcome. Andwhen you're not out on the run with Willie, you're listening to thestory at Hudson's Cafe. Needless to say, little Willie's world isright up Sewall's alley."
--Kirkus Reviews
