flyer with cartoonish candy with text sating "Smarty Awards; Guess the topic, tell a library staffer, and win candy"

This week's hints are:

1) A children's novel about a boy who adopts two hunting dogs. 

2) Takes place in the Ozark region of Oklahoma 

3) Adapted into a movie in 1974 and 2003. 

Give your guess to a library staffer and if correct, you'll win candy!