Title: The dog who thought he was Santa
Description: In 1957, problems at the mine threaten to ruin Christmas for fifth-grader Don, his family, and the rest of their Oklahoma coal town, but Don's bloodhound, Frank, is determined to do whatever it takes to make the holiday special for Don and his six-year-old sister, Susan. Alternate chapters are told from the human and canine points of view.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Bloodhound, Juvenile fiction, Family life, Fiction, Dogs, Families, Coal mines and mining, Christmas
Places: Oklahoma
Time periods: 20th century