INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Hart, Alison

Finder: Coal Mine Dog

(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.

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