Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner (2005-02-01)

Great chapter book for 3rd graders. My grandson has problems with reading but this book held his interest and he has read it several times. It stimulated interest in reading for him that is hard to find.

An wonderful story with a provocative ending that leaves the 7-8 year old readers having to face the finality of death and specifically the death of an animal, perhaps for the first time. None of the kids in my group (of five) liked the ending but they were willing to talk about it. And there were lots of questions.

This book is awesome because it has a dramatic ending and lots of action. I like the book because the author includes a lot of details. Finally l like it because because the author turned a real story and changed the character's.