- Dogs, Fiction, Grandfathers, Juvenile fiction
A Race Against TimeLittle Willy's grandfather is sick, and it's up to Willy to save their farm from tax collectors. Their only hope is the prize money from the National Dogsled Race. But a lot of other people want to win the race, too, including Stone Fox, who has never lost a race in his life.Do Willy and his dog Searchlight stand a chance against the toughest racers around? Can they win the race to save the farm — and Grandfather — before it's too late?
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
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About the book
- Author
- John Reynolds Gardiner
- First published
- 1979
- Pages
- 85
- Publisher
- Trophy Pr, Recorded Books, Perfection Learning Prebound
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780440841036
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