Project Gutenberg 2011-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 171 Kjelgaard, Jim 1910 1959 Kjelgaard, James Arthur Elgard, Jim The Black Fawn Produced by Greg Weeks, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Black Fawn" by Jim Kjelgaard is a novel written in the late 1950s. The story follows a young boy named Bud Sloan, who has recently come to live with an elderly couple, Gramps and Gram Bennett, after leaving the orphanage. As Bud navigates the challenges of a new life on the farm, he grapples with feelings of fear and insecurity while forming bonds with the gentle farm animals, particularly a black fawn that he discovers in the woods. At the start of the novel, Bud struggles with emotions of fear and vulnerability upon arriving at the Bennett farm. He is introduced to Gramps and Gram, who exhibit kindness despite Bud’s hesitancy to accept their affection. As Bud begins to settle into the rhythm of farm life, we see him tackle work and build relationships with both Gramps, who teaches him about farming, and Shep, the farm collie. The opening establishes Bud's inner conflict over his past as an orphan and his longing for belonging, primarily showcased through his attachment to the black fawn, symbolizing his desire for friendship and connection in a world that feels uncertain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Farms -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 279295 2025-08-14T11:25:00.991462 text/html 275087 2021-01-07T14:39:14 text/html 168284 2025-08-14T11:25:06.950423 application/epub+zip 172497 2025-08-14T11:25:02.854477 application/epub+zip 172497 2025-08-14T11:25:01.702444 application/epub+zip 299321 2025-08-14T11:25:10.032435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281719 2025-08-14T11:25:06.228454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251397 2022-09-16T09:18:34.356362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262088 2025-08-14T11:25:00.374475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261905 2021-01-07T14:39:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261898 2021-01-07T14:39:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20236 2025-08-14T11:25:10.328415 application/rdf+xml 10649 2025-08-14T11:25:02.200459 image/jpeg 2967 2025-08-14T11:25:01.950503 image/jpeg 99173 2021-01-07T14:39:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 101702 2021-01-07T14:39:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 99154 2021-01-07T14:39:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 163054 2025-08-14T11:25:01.015477 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia