New Releases by Walt Morey

The Fellows family has joined numerous others striving to make a go of homesteading in the Oregon high desert. But the venture has been disastrous from the start. Mr. Fellows, who is not a farmer, resents any advice from his wife, who grew up on a farm. Ma is not only troubled about the farming, but 7-year-old Ellie’s chronic illness has become a source of constant worry and expense. 12-year-old Chris, who cannot seem to please his father no matter what he does, eases his own misery by stealing time away from work to watch a neighbor’s scarcely broken black pony, only to get into more trouble. When it seems circumstances could not get worse for the struggling family, Fellows gets drunk and dies. Not willing to give up, Ma stubbornly—and creatively—seeks a way for the family to stay in Oregon. Frank Chase, an unintentional element in the death of Chris’s father, is added to the mix and challenged by Ma to keep his word to help the family. The resultant dramatic and sometimes humorous contest of wills comes to a satisfying culmination when, after Frank’s purchase of the wild black pony for Chris, Ma is reluctantly forced to once again use her “backbone of steel” for the good of all. Walt Morey’s careful research and vivid storytelling talent warmly bring to life the struggles and triumphs of homesteading in the Oregon high desert country in the early 1900’s.

An extraordinary journey of instinct and survival from the author of Gentle Ben When Andy Evans stumbles upon the snow-covered wreckage of a small plane, he’s shocked to find a survivor. Should he put the gravely injured dog out of his misery? The look in the animal’s eyes says he’s not ready to die. It turns out that Kävik’s a champion sled dog, and soon he makes a full recovery. When his rightful owner finds out Kävik is alive, he wants the dog back. But Kävik has other ideas. “Swiftly paced from the first page . . . dramatic and absorbing.”—The Horn Book

When former Coast Guardsman Chris George and his drug-sniffing dog Mike stumble upon a package of heroin, they draw the attention of some sinister characters.

A wolf-dog instinctively travels 2000 miles from Washington to Alaska to return to the boy who once saved his life.

The Alaskan wilderness is a lonely place for Mark Andersen, especially after the death of his older brother, Jamie. But in time Mark finds someone else to love--Ben, an Alaskan brown bear so huge that no one else dares come near him. Gentle Ben has been a favorite of readers of all ages for 25 years, and is a timeless story of a rare friendship. An ALA Notable Book.

A teenage boy is paroled to a family farm after being convicted of a robbery.

A wolf-dog instinctively travels 2000 miles from Washington to Alaska to return to the boy who once saved his life.

After his father dies in a deep-sea accident in Alaska, 18 year-old Joe Bishop is determined to take over the business to support his family.

As he is riding the rails across country to California, 16-year-old Nick finds a logging family that needs his help.

After a runt sled dog is raised by a young boy, the dog''s cruel owner demands his return.

Because of an agreement his alcoholic father makes with a circus, 15-year-old Eric begins a long journey south from Alaska with the huge Kodiak bear he raised from a cub.

Jeff Hunter solves personal problems through rescuing a race horse, in this reissued novel.

When Chris and his search dog, Mike, are demoted from the Coast Guard''s drug-bust program, Chris takes a second job where Mike''s training to sniff out drugs brings them an even bigger problem.

A teenage rock star who has run away from the demands of his career finds a hunted cougar and together they share adventures in an island wilderness.

A wolf-dog instinctively travels 2000 miles from Washington to Alaska to return to the boy who once saved his life.

A wolf-dog instinctively travels 2000 miles from Washington to Alaska to return to the boy who once saved his life.