by Rick Boyer
First published 1997
Kit Carson Hunt stands shorter than every other boy in Flat Creek country. The Ozark Mountains stretch around him, wild and demanding respect. Kit burns with ambition that his small frame cannot contain. He refuses to accept his size as his fate. Kit dreams of commanding these woods like a king. His plan centers on training the perfect coonhound, a champion that will establish his reputation throughout the region. With this hound at his side, Kit believes he can claim dominion over the wilderness that surrounds his home. The Ozark forests become his proving ground. Kit must transform from the boy everyone overlooks into someone who cannot be ignored. His journey tests whether determination can overcome the limitations others see in him.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, coming-of-age
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, underdog
Setting: Flat Creek, Ozark Mountains
Period: 19th-century
199 pages · Paperback · The Learning Parent