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Summary: BEST BOOK EVER! A LOT OF FRIENDSHIP, DRAMATIC DESICIONS...
Review: Alexandra Y10/25/02
Reading Response #5
Old Yeller By Fred GipsonI think that Old Yeller is a good book. There are many carefully described details and thoughtful characters. This book is about a 14-year old boy named Travis who becomes the "man" of his family. While his father is gone, Travis becomes friends with an old, yellow dog who shows up at their cabin. He doesn't like this dog at all until something bad happens to his brother, Arliss and Old Yeller comes to the rescue. This book is filled with friendship, happiness, excitement, and sadness, which reminds me of the movie Shiloh.
Old Yeller takes place in the Texas hills during the 1860's. The setting is very important because it shows how hard it was to manage living. For example, they didn't have soap back then. They would have to mix lye water with hog fat and boil it. The setting also explains that they lived in the country area and had to prepare very hard each year for the comings of winter. This is one reason why they needed a dog to help. Luckily, Old Yeller joined the family and helped along!
If I could meet the author, Fred Gipson, I would ask him many questions. Was he the first author to write about a boy and a dog's friendship? Did many people copy his idea because they liked his book? Or did he get his plot idea from another author? Also, I would ask him if this story is true. While reading Old Yeller, I felt as if it really happened because of the wonderful details. I think it would be quite amazing if this plot weren't a true story because I felt that Old Yeller is very realistic and I felt very close to the characters. They have unique personalities.
Old Yeller reminds me of life in the world. Like the world, this book has sadness, joy, happiness, problems, and pain. In the world there are a lot pain, like when Old Yeller repeatedly gets hit by a rock. I think this is one of the reasons why this book is so interesting to read.
Old Yeller is a great book. I think that it was a good idea for this book to get a Newbury Honor. I recommend Old Yeller to everyone who likes A Day No Pigs Would Die by R. Peck. Both books are about an animal that becomes an important part of the main character's lives.
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Summary: Old Yeller a review by Samantha
Review: Did you ever have or know a dog that would save your life and your family's
life? Well, if you haven't, I highly encourage you to read, the Newbery Award Winner Book, Old Yeller by Fred Gipson. In the story the protagonist, Travis, is left home with his father's responsibilities around the house while his father is away over the summer, but then he meets a one eared, stubbed tailed yellow dog who he calls Old Yeller. Travis doesn't like him at first because he ate all their meat and he wants to kill him, but then his little brother, Little Arliss, wants to keep him and their Mom says, "Yes". Even though Travis doesn't like him at first they become best friends anyway. Over the summer Old Yeller helps Travis with his responsibilities, but these two also face many problems like the terrible disease hydrophobia {it's like rabies} that breaks their friendship forever. If you want to find out why read this book.
Anyway, as I told you before hydrophobia was a terrible disease that affected some of their animals. I know this might seem silly, but one of their animals that got it was their best milking longhorn cow named Spot. Spot was a huge longhorn with brown blotches all over its body. It used to be as gentle and kind as a cute fuzzy rabbit, but then it turned as evil as a raging bull going after a matador. They had to get rid of her some how, but how?
" Help! ! !" screamed Mama and Lisbeth a wolf with hydrophobia attacked them, but Old Yeller weak and frail from a past fight with hogs conquered the wolf, but something terrible had happened that might break their friendship forever, what is it and will it?
The book, Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson can be a sad, heart-warming classic. This book was one of the best books I ever read and I hope these cliffhangers will make you want to read this book. When you do read it I hope it becomes one of the best books you have ever read, too. If this book makes you cry don't feel bad because if an author can make you feel any kind of emotion the author put time into it not just to make you read it, but to make the book as best as it can be so that it will be treasured and one of your favorites.
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Summary: old yeller
Review: I knew when I picked up this book it was going to be a good book.I have read it once before and also seen the movie.I think this is a wonderful book for dog lovers.The book takes place in Western Texas during the western times.It is mostly about how a stray dog stole the hearts of a family. It is also about a boy named Travis who is trying to become a man while his dad is on a cattle drive.I think that most people will enjoy this book because I enjoyed it a lot.I hope you read my reveiw and go to your library and pick up this book
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Summary: Just a good book
Review: I just recently read Old Yeller for a book report and I enjoyed it greatly. I give it five stars for being easy to read and heart tugging. Some people like books that tug and this one does. Travis, the oldest boy, has to take charge when he dad leaves for driving cattle. He looks after his mother and his little brother, Arliss. While his dad is gone a dog shows up. He's an ugly Yeller dog, and yet the decided to keep him. Well they go through a lot together, one marking their wild pigs. When they do this, things just go down hill. I'm going to stop right there, and hope you pick this book up and read it.
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Summary: Old Yeller Review
Review: I liked Old Yeller because it is about a young boy whosedad goes away leaves him in charge. He has his work cut out for him and then this dog comes along. At first they dont get along but then the dog saves his brothers life. The worst part of the book is when the wild boars catch the dog and slashed his side open. The slash in his side revealed his enternal organs. This leaves him two choices either patch him up or kill him. The setting is the most illustrated part of this book. It makes you feel as if you are out west killng and growing what you eat.The description of the wild life is so realistic it seems to walk out of the book.
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Summary: Read the entire Old Yeller series!!
Review: If you loved Old Yellar read the series including Savage Sam and Little Arliss ( the former two are not so sad but fun reads!)
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Summary: Old Yeller
Review: Old Yeller is a wonderful book by Fred Gipson. Fred Gipson's book is about a boy named Travis and his hardships and joy on becoming a man. The book starts out by Travis's dad leaving for Kansas to get money from the sell of the cattle, and throws Travis a big challenge. He is to take care of the family and the farm while he is gone. They live on a farm around 1870 near a place called Salt Licks. Travis likes to be outside, and likes to go hunting. Travis is really good at throwing rocks. He is so good he can cut a person when he throws one. Then there is Little Arliss. He just like all little brothers annoying, he's loud, always wants someone to play with him. Next there's Mama. She's hardworking, takes care of the family, and takes care of the animals around the farm. Then there's Old Yeller of course, he is and old yellow dog. He has a stub tail; one of his ears is partly chewed off. He thinks he is bigger then what he really is. (Physically) Travis taught Little Arliss how to throw rocks as well as Travis can throw them. Old Yeller comes up to the farm and Travis starts throwing rocks at him until Little Arliss covers Old Yeller and starts screaming at Travis and throwing rocks at Travis. Travis doesn't like Old Yeller at first, but then becomes attached to him more and more. They go through life's little troubles together. Like hydrophobia is going around Salt Licks, which is a form of rabies hat makes you go crazy, and being attacked by wild pigs. I think this historical fiction book is great. I couldn't stop reading it. I would highly recommend this book to young and old readers. The theme of the book is happy the at the end it starts to get sad. (10 and older)
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Summary: Old Yeller
Review: Life brought many challenges for the Coates family during the 1800s. Travis and his family moved to Texas, but soon his father had to leave and go to Kansas. With his father away, Travis was left in charge as the "man" of the house. One day as Travis was completing his work for the day he noticed some of the meat missing from the front porch. He soon discovered an "old yeller" dog had been stealing the meat off of the front porch. He tried to keep the dog away, but the dog kept coming back to the house. Travis eventually developed a bond with the dog and named him Old Yeller. Travis and the dog became best friends, and Old Yeller helped Travis and his family through tough situations. Old Yeller later becomes infected with the disease rabies while protecting the family from danger. The story ends with Travis having to kill Old Yeller, his best friend, because the dog has become a threat to the rest of the family. This is a heartfelt story of a boy who must face the challenges of manhood. He must learn to provide for his family, work in the fields, and make crucial decisions at the young age of fourteen, even if it meant shooting his dog, his best friend and helper. This book would be best used at the middle school level. Teachers and parents could use the book to teach children about growing up, discuss the emotional aspects of death, and teach children responsibility. The book is also very useful to teach children about fiction and nonfiction books and implement history, geography, technology, math, and science into the middle school classroom.
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Summary: old yeller
Review: Fred Gipson,avery famous author ,created old yeller. old yeller is a meaningful,exciting,scary & heart warming book.It is so meaningful & exciting because he saves Travisi life when fighting a pack of wild hogs,but can Travis do that for old yeller read it to find out.Old Yeller is my favorite character because,he isa dog.He also saves travisis familys life.One of my favorite moments of old yeller was when he fought the pack of wild hogs. If you like exciting book then this is the book for you.
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Summary: Old Yeller & Shane are the top 2 books of all time.
Review: Let me say this from the start: I am 50 years old. I am not an especially sensitive man. Nor do I consider myself a literary expert. Still.... I have read Old Yeller and Shane at least a half-dozen times since age 13. I have watched each movie even more frequently. Still, each time I read or view either version of either story, I flat out cry! I've been working on a novel named Watch Me Whimper, Feel My Pain for quite some time. I only recently figured out my hero, and my first born son Travis, both are named for the main character in Old Yeller. I shan't give out the plot here. I only wish to challenge readers to read Old Yeller and not shed so much as a tear afterwards. Fred Gipson wrote a classic for all time for peoples all over the world. Perhaps my novel of Arabia after Lawrence referred to above will do likewise for humanity. One can only dream.
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