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Hound-dog man

by Fred Gipson

A regional story told in the first person by twelve-year-old Cotton Kinney of northern Texas, whose hunting trip with a local bachelor hero brings him a much desired dog and the sight of his friend, Blackie Scantling, being secured by the girl who should have him ... Dialect yarn."

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?