02253cam a22003133u 4500 41690 UtSlPG 20260610133943.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Kjelgaard, Jim, 1910-1959 Trading Jeff and His Dog Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2012-12-22 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Trading Jeff and His Dog" by Jim Kjelgaard is a novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Jeff Tarrant, an enterprising young peddler, and a stray dog named Pal, as they navigate challenges after the dog's previous owner, Johnny Blazer, has been killed. Their journey is marked by friendship, survival, and the search for companionship amid the wilderness and human conflicts. The opening of the book introduces two main characters: the large dog, who has been wandering and enduring hardship since being separated from his master, Johnny, and Jeff Tarrant, a spirited young man just past his eighteenth birthday, who walks the countryside selling goods. The dog approaches Jeff out of desperation for companionship, leading to a bond that promises adventure. After enduring mistreatment and loneliness, the dog finds hope in Jeff, while Jeff's initial encounter with the dog prompts the beginnings of a shared journey that will lead them both through conflict and personal discovery in a backdrop of rural America. Together, they face challenges that test their resilience, loyalty, and the meaning of trust as they navigate the threats posed by humans and their own tumultuous pasts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Dogs -- Juvenile fiction Peddlers -- Juvenile fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41690 82529 82529