Matthew Steward
1) White Fang
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to peace with man.
Author
Language
English
Description
Charles Minor Blackford, an aristocrat from Virginia, enlisted in the Second Virginia Cavalry at the start of the American Civil War. During his tour of duty, Captain Blackford kept constant correspondence with his wife, Susan Leigh Blackford. Captain Blackford wrote frequently about the horrible conditions in his camp, while Susan detailed her own struggles, including the loss of her home and the death of three children. This collection of letters...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When men find gold in the frozen North of Canada, they need dogs - big, strong dogs to pull the sledges on the long journeys to and from the gold mines. Buck is stolen from his home in the South and sold as a sledge-dog. He has to learn a new way of life - how to work in harness, how to stay alive in the ice and the snow and how to fight. Because when a dog falls down in a fight, he never gets up again.