Where the Red Fern Grows

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Summary: Where the Red Fern Grows
Review: Reviewer: melodie shih from Cerritos, CA USA
Where the Red Fern grows
Wilson Rawls
M. Shih
p.5
"Where the Red Fern Grows" is a magnificent book to read. This story is about a boy who has two loyal companions. The main characters are Little Ann, who has the brain, Old Dan, the one that has the sense and very persevered to accomplish anything. And of course, Billy, the boy that made this successful hunting team happen. This story takes us into the heart of Oklahoma. Billy had a problem - his overwhelming love for dogs. But not just any dog. He wanted coon hounds and he wants two of them. Billy worked hard until he raised enough money to buy his hounds. He trained his dogs until they became well known for their hunting skills and were also known for all the coons they caught together. This book is interesting because, it has exciting illistrations, it contains things that make you think.

The reason why I love this book so much is because of the wonderful details that are given in this wonderful book. I love it when Billy described how he hunts his coons with his dogs. And how he put his excitement into the pages that I read. For example "I went off to bed with my heart all torn up in little pieces, and cried myself to sleep." Little Ann always seemed to find the coons without any problem. But Old Dan seemed to hesitate when he got to the hard part of the trail that the coon left behind. I especially love it when Billy explained the flowers or tree very specifically. It is like he knew them from his heart. "It lay in a strip form the foothills of the mountains to the banks of the Illinois River in northeastern Oklahoma."

There are few parts I don't like about this book because they somtimes got off subject. And they got really boring because the author, Wilson Rawls, may depict thing too lengthy. Some parts of the book are very hard to understand. There are words or details that aren't necessary.

My favorite part in the whole book, is when Billy, the Jugde, Billy's dad, Grandpa, and the two dogs are trapped in a horrible blizard. Billy set out to find Little Ann and Old Dan with everyone else. But what they didn't know was that a terrible blizard was slowly approaching them. Before they knew it, they are caught right in the center of a disastrous snow storm. The entire incident reflects how this boy love his dogs. He wouldn't leave the blizard until he find his dogs.

In conclusion, there are many virtues that worth mentioning and learn from. Since Billy got his dogs, he transformed from a selfish boy into mature, compassionate boy. Billy continued to look for his dogs in the blizard and showed no fears for the warnings of the Judge and his dad. Billy's courage and perseverance inspired everyone. It was his faithfulness and love that sustained him throughout the entire journey. And the journey that he underwent is a valuable experience he would remember for a lifetime.

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Summary: Kristin's Review
Review: The book,"Where the Red Fern Grows", is a wonderful book.It is about a boy who wants to get a couple of coon hounds to hunt with.The only way of getting them is having to earn money.He does things for many different people to get the money.Then he gets all the money he needs and goes and gets his coon hounds.He teaches the how to hunt and tree the coons.At the end of the book both of the dogs die.At thier graves a red fern grows.

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Summary: Mary's review
Review: I chose this book because it was such a good book. The book was about a boy who wanted some hounds so that they could hunt but he didn't have any money so he couldn't get any, so what he did was go work and he saved enough money to buy them. My favorite characters were the dogs. My favorite part was when Billy got into a fight with the other boys when he was getting the dogs.That is whey I Iiked the book.

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Summary: And You Thought Old Yeller was Sad....
Review: This book is about young Billy Coleman who lives in the Ozark Mountains. All he can think of is getting two coon hounds, but of course (during the depression) his family cannot afford to buy them for him. BIlly starts raising the money he will need to order them by working odd jobs, and it takes him two years to get enough to buy the dogs. He sends the money off and waits for weeks to hear when the dogs will arrive. The dogs are sent to a nearby town and he has to sneak off to pick them up, and he names them Old Dan and Little Ann.

The trio has many exciting adventures together, but like all good adventures they come to an end. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone even if it made me bawl my eyes out. This is an exceptional book that teaches the reality and ultimate demise of life. It also teaches that you can get anything you want as long as you want it bad enough to work really hard to get it.

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Summary: Another Enduring Classic!
Review: This is an exciting and heartwarming story of a boy and his dog, and how the boy must learn to cope with loss. Children love this well-written story of life in the '30s--a long ago time for them. Hearwarming and touching, it is a must book for every child's library.
Evelyn Horan - author/teacher
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Summary: Where the Red Fern Grows Review
Review: Where the Red Fern Grows
By: Wilson Rawls
Review by: K. Huynh
Period: 1

Where the Red Fern Grows is an amazing book. It's about Billy, and how he tried everything he would to get something he really wanted, two coon hounds. In the beginning, he asked his parents many times to see if he could have not one, but two hound dogs. Everyday, he would just get the same answer, "Maybe some day when we can afford it, you can have them, but not right now." When Billy one day finally earns enough money to buy his two coon hunting hounds, he named them Old Dan and Little Ann. He taught them how to hunt for coons, how to work together, and to be friendly because that is what hounds are.
What I like about the book is how the two dogs wouldn't go hunting with any other person except Billy. When Billy goes hunting with Old Dan and Little Ann, he never would let them down. One time, Billy even promised to cut a very thick tree if his hounds would get the coon for him. "He seemed to be saying, 'You told us to put one in a tree and you would do the rest." Billy saw the hound's eyes and he was willing to cut the tree down even if it takes him a whole year.
Another part that I like about the book is how Old Dan and Little Ann seems to work and help each other out. When Old Dan gets a wound or cut, Little Ann would lick his wounds to heal it and then Old Dan does the same back. During coon hunting, Old Dan would take hold of the coon and Little Ann would then dart in. "Little Ann had not made it. Old Dan, seeing the fate of his little friend, had quit the chase and come back to help her." Old Dan tried hollering so that Billy would come over to save Little Ann. Without the Old Dan and Little Ann getting along, they wouldn't be able to catch any coons.
My least favorite part of the book was when Billy made a bet with the Pritchards. The bet was about the Rubins getting the two dollars if Billy loses. I dislike this part because the dogs might get hurt because Rubin and Rainie are people who always mess around. At the end, Billy finds out that he had gotten into a lot of trouble. He even lost his two dollars even if he won. Even though this was an important part of the story, in general, I think Where the Red Fern Grows is a very superior book to read. I really recommend this book as a good book to read.

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Summary: The best book
Review: "Where The Red Fern Grows" is the best book I have ever read. Wilson Rawls did the best job I have ever seen, you won't be able to put this book down. It starts off with a boy on the verge of insanity from wanting a dog. He eventually saves the right amount and buys two red bone coon hounds. Little Ann and Old Dan are trained to be the best coon huters. In the end The dogs pove bavery and love for Billy in the ultimate way. If you like dogs and a discriptive, action-pact, realisticb book, this is the one for you.

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Summary: Where the red fern GROWS
Review: This book is written by Wilson Rawles. It was the best book i have ever read. This book is about two coon dogs and Billy a Thirteen year old boy who take to the woods tocatch the ghost coon, This is a book for an outdoor lover. It's also filled with drama. In the last part of the book a tragedy strike while meeting up with a mountain lion. I really dont like to read but i found it hard to put down. I also could see myself in the story.This book was defenitly a 5 star book. This book is very exiting almost always there's somthing going on that keeps you on your feet.

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Summary: Where The Red Fern Grows
Review: This book is written by Wilson Rawles. It was the best book I ever read. This book is about two coon dogs and Billy, a thirteen year old boy who take to the woods to catch the ghost coon. This is a book for an outdoor lover. It is also filled with drama. In the last part of the book a tradgedy strikes while meeting up with a mountain lion. I really don't like to read but I found it hard to put down. This was definitely a five star book. This book is very exciting. Almost always there's something going on that keeps you on your feet.

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Summary: A timeless story of unequivocal love
Review: Wilson Rawl's "Where the Red Fern Grows" is a very well written story with a single theme: the deep love between a boy and his dogs. Being from the same area and living during the same time frame, I found it to be quite emotional and entirely believable. Having some parallel to my boyhood, I felt a close kinship with 'Billy' and his family. What more could an author ask? A smooth, unassuming midwestern writing style reminiscent of "Dirt Floor".I would highly rate and recommend this book to anyone of any age. It is a timeless story of unequivocal love and devotion.