STONE FOX - Harper Trophy

Little Willy has a big job to do. When his grandfather falls ill, it is up to Willy alone to save their farm from the tax collector. But where can a ten-year-old get five hundred dollars in a hurry? Then Willy sees the poster for the National Dogsland Race. The race pits Willy against the best dog teams in the country, including the Indian Stone Fox and his five beautiful Samoyeds, who have never lost a race. And Stone fox wants the prize money as badly as Willy does. Willy's dog, Searchlight, is very bit as fast as the competition, and Willy knows the terrain better than anyone. But can one boy and one dog be a match for the unbeatable Stone Fox? 'A superb piece of storytelling, without doubt the most exciting and moving books this season' -The New Yorker-