Patrick's+summary+of+Dogsong

Gary Paulsen wanted nothing more than to win the 1180 mile dogsled race that was the Iditarod. He encountered many difficulties along the way. It took him 17 days to finish the race. On the thirteenth day he received word that the winner had just crossed the finish line. He still had four days to go, so he let the dogs run freely to the finish line. He decided he would come back and try again next year.