| Savage Sam Contributor(s): Gipson, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060803770 ISBN-13: 9780060803773 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $8.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1976 Annotation: This is a tale about a dog we called Savage Sam. It's partly about me, too, and about Papa and Little Arliss and a girl named Lisbeth Searcy and some others. But it's mainly about Sam, on account of without him, there wouldn't have been much of a tale to tell or anybody left to tell it. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 3.89" W x 7.3" (0.18 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6342 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What Mr. Gipson has written is the story of a grim situation, a desperate chase, filled with brutality and heroism, yet he has written it with a sense of young wonder and even, at time, with humor. -New York Times Book Review The thrilling story of the son of Old Yeller In this sequel to Old Yeller, Travis and his younger brother Arliss are kidnapped by a band of Apaches, and Savage Sam, the son of the beloved yellow dog, Old Yeller, leads a frantic chase to bring them back. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gipson, Fred: - With Old Yeller, Fred Gipson secured his place as one of the finest novelists in America. The book was published to instant acclaim and has become one of the most beloved children's classics ever written. Since its publication in 1956, Old Yeller has won countless awards, including the 1957 Newbery Honor. Mr. Gipson's other works include both fiction and non-fiction. He grew up in the Texas hill country and died in 1973. |