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Line 1: {{work}} {{Infobox book If there was a holy trinity of [[Anvilicious]] [[Death By Newbery Medal]] children's ''literature,'' it would be ''[[Bridge to Terabithia]],'' ''[[Where the Red Fern Grows]],'' and... this book. ▼ \| title = Stone Fox \| image = \| caption = \| author = John Reynolds Gardiner \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = Little Willy enters a dog sled race - if he wins, he can pay the unpaid taxes on his grandfather's farm. \| genre = \| publication date = 1980 \| source page exists = \| wiki URL = \| wiki name = }} ▲If there was a holy trinity of [[Anvilicious]] [[Death Byby Newbery Medal]] children's ''literature,'' it would be ''[[Bridge to Terabithia]],'' ''[[Where the Red Fern Grows]],'' and... this book. Little Willy and his dog Searchlight live in Wyoming, and Little Willy's grandfather, though otherwise perfectly healthy, has come down with a bad case of losing-his-will-to-live. The reason? He owes the state $500 in taxes, and they're threatening to take away his farm. So Little Willy and Searchlight, despite having absolutely no training, decide to sign up for a sled dog race with $500 dollars as the prize money. Their main competitor is Stone Fox, [[Magical Native American\|a Native American man who never ever talks to white people and has never lost a race with his trusty Samoyeds.]] Little Willy and Searchlight place all their hopes of saving Grandpa's farm on the race! Line 6 ⟶ 19: [[Deus Angst Machina\|Searchlight dies of a heart attack just before Willy crosses the finish line.]] [[What the Hell, Hero?\|Then Stone Fox pulls his gun on the rest of the racers and threatens to shoot them]] [[No Fair Cheating\|if any of them cross the finish line before Little Willy finishes carrying Searchlight's body across.]] As the description suggests, this short novel (written in 1980 by John Reynolds Gardiner) is very much one of ''[[Death Byby Newbery Medal\|those]]'' books. It was, however, very popular. It's been read by millions of children (and assigned reading in many schools), and had a 1987 [[Made for TV Movie]] adaptation. Produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]], no less. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ * [[Death Byby Newbery Medal]]▼ ~~'''This book contains examples of:'''~~ ▲* [[Death By Newbery Medal]] * [[I Am Not Shazam]]: Those who haven't read the book in a while tend to remember Stone Fox as being the name of the ''dog.'' No, she's Searchlight. Stone Fox is [[The Rival]]. * [[Instant Expert]]: Searchlight, despite having no training, instantly takes the lead in the sled dog race. Also despite, you know, being only one dog. She's only pulling a kid, but still... Line 17 ⟶ 28: * [[Kid Hero]]: Little Willy certainly wants to be one, at least for his grandfather. * [[Magical Native American]]: The Stone Fox of the title. * [[Raised Byby Grandparents]]: Or so it seems. * [[The Rival]]: Stone Fox, again. * [[Saving the Orphanage]]: "Save The Farm" sub-variant. {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Children's Literature]] [[Category:School Study Media]] [[Category:~~Stone~~Literature ~~Fox~~of the 1980s]] [[Category:Young Adult Literature]]