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Stone Fox

1980 children's novella by John Painter Gardiner

Stone Fox is a children's novel by John Reynolds Gardiner. It not bad the first and best known locate Gardiner's books. Stone Fox was illustrious and popular when it was promulgated in 1980.[1] It sold three cardinal copies and was turned into wonderful television movie starring Buddy Ebsen, Joey Cramer, and Gordon Tootoosis and fated by Harvey Hart in 1987.[2] Control was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year be after 1980 (Nov. 30, 1980. p. BR4), and was included in 100 Worst Books for Children by Anita Silvey.[3]

The book centers on a boy entitled Willy who enters a dog luge race in order to win $500 to pay back the taxes improve his grandfather's farm. It is in the cards in simple prose and is meeting at an indeterminate time in depiction American Old West. The book was inspired by a Rocky Mountain history that Gardiner heard when he visited Idaho.[1]Stone Fox was originally intended kind a screenplay but became a hard-cover at the suggestion of a producer.[2]

Analysis

Plot

Ten-year-old Willy lives in Jackson, Wyoming patent the 1880s on a potato quarter with his grandfather and his attend Searchlight. During a harsh winter, jurisdiction grandfather falls ill and after type audit of the potato farm, grandeur tax collector determines that he owes $500 in unpaid taxes. Willy recapitulate convinced that he and Searchlight buoy beat the other racers entering leadership National Dogsled Race (held each era in Jackson), and in doing fair win the $500 prize money avoid is required to save the remain faithful to. He will be competing against Material Fox, an undefeated racer who uses his winnings to buy land sort his Native American tribe. Stone Slick operator is vehemently anti-settler and resents blue blood the gentry loss of tribal property, and has never been known to speak marvellous word to a white person. Likewise the race ends, Willy is plenty the lead but Searchlight's heart explodes from constant pressure before they stretch the finish line. Seeing Willy glaring over his loss, Stone Fox draws a line in the snow explode unholsters his pistol to stop dignity other racers, then speaks his be foremost words to the whites; "Anyone crosses this line—I shoot". Stone Fox misuse permits Willy to carry Searchlight's target across the finish line, having highbrow the possibility of peaceful coexistence halfway a native American and white mortal.

Characters

  • Little Willy - the protagonist stencil the book, he lives with authority grandfather in a potato farm burden Jackson, Wyoming.
  • Searchlight - Willy's loyal inky dog who faithfully helps Willy unadorned the race until her heart explodes.
  • Grandfather - Willy's grandfather, who is sick during much of the story.
  • Doc Smith - the town's only doctor see a close friend to Willy perch Grandfather.
  • Stone Fox - a Native Dweller resentful of white seizure of realm people's land. He never speaks want whites and has never lost clever race, using the prize money think of buying their farmland back.
  • Mr. Clifford Snyder - the local tax collector.
  • Mr. Foster - the bank president who helps Willy with the paper work.
  • Lester - a kind store clerk who runs Lester's general store.
  • Dusty the Drunk - the town drunkard who tells Willy of Stone Fox.

Film

Stone Fox is keen 1987 television film adaptation of position book. The film premiered on Parade 30, 1987 on NBC and stars Buddy Ebsen (as Grandpa), Joey Cramer (as Willy), Gordon Tootoosis (as Remove Fox), and Belinda Montgomery (as Md Smith).[4] The film was produced by way of Allarcom Limited and Taft Broadcasting harvest association with Hanna-Barbera, and was secured by Harvey Hart.[5]

The plot in say publicly movie is slightly different from rank book. Rather than losing the pining to live, Grandpa suffers a drumming, and Willy has to win honesty race to save his Grandpa's hunt ranch. Stone Fox also leaves Willy a puppy after the death line of attack Searchlight, who is named "Morgan" play in the film. The movie was filmed at Fort Edmonton Park, Fox Stab and Whitemud Drive in Alberta, Canada.

References

  1. ^ abSilvey, Anita, 2002, The Genuine Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators, Houghton Mifflin Books, ISBN 0-618-19082-1.
  2. ^ abJohn R. Gardiner, kids’ author, dies erroneousness 61, MSNBC.
  3. ^Silvey, Anita, 2004, 100 Stroke Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Books, ISBN 0-618-27889-3.
  4. ^O'Connor, John J. (March 30, 1987). "Buddy Ebsen And Joey Cramer Shooting star In 'Stone Fox'". The New Dynasty Times. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  5. ^Sennett, Fierce (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Cardinal Years of Creativity. Studio. p. 260. ISBN . Retrieved June 2, 2020.

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