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Hart, Alison

Finder: Coal Mine Dog

177 pp. | Peachtree | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-56145-860-8 $12.95
(3) 4-6 Dog Chronicles series. Illustrated by Michael G. Montgomery. Set in 1909 Illinois, this suspenseful tale is told by Finder, a failed hunting dog. Desperate to keep his dog, fourteen-year-old Thomas, recently sent to work in the mines, teaches Finder to pull a coal cart underground. When fire breaks out, Thomas and Finder become heroes. Scratchlike illustrations appear throughout. True events behind the story are detailed in an appendix. Websites. Bib.
Reviewer: Grace Worcester Greene

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