Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
No matter how many times I read this book, even though I KNOW how its’ going to end, I still end up bawling for this tale of puppy love between a hill boy and his two coon hounds. I mean the kid saves money for like TWO years in a coffee can to buy these puppies! It’s enough to break your heart–and it does, on a regular basis(I read it at least once a year). It’s got a lot of old-fashioned sweetness and determination, with some murder, a wild cougar, and a thrilling car chase, I mean coon race, thrown in. This novel does away with the syrupy morality of both Black Beauty and Shiloh and gives you a real feel for the depth of love that can happen between people and animals.
mitzi said,
July 10, 2008 @ 9:02 pm
i love this book!! first time i read it was in 5 grade!! and im going to enter high school this year but it always manages to make me want more out of it.
wow!! u need to read it.