Where the Red Fern Grows
Yearling - Yearling
Release date: 1996-09-01
Paperback
Author: Wilson Rawls
Children's & young adult fiction & true stories, Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Children: Grades 2-3, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Classics, Juvenile Fiction / Classics, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General, Social Issues - General, Animals - Dogs, Dogs, Fiction, Children's Fiction
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Where the Red Fern Grows
Date undefinedI have been an avid reader for most of my 59 years, but I STILL say
that this is my FAVORITE book of ALL TIME...no matter what genre...
It matters not that it is "recommended" for 9-12 year olds, if YOU
have not discovered this wonderful story, then you must! So many of
us can identify with Billy, the young boy, reared during a time
of great poverty, and his love and devotion to his two pups and the
adventures and lessons they brought into his life. Believe me,
this is NOT just for children, and if you have any time to reminisce,
get this book and read it...absorb it, enjoy it...A true walk down
Memory Lane. Relish the good things while you can, and THIS ONE
is a "Good Thing!"
Where the Red Fern Grows
Date undefinedI used to read this book over and over again as a child and it's sad that I went for so many years without touching it! Upon rereading I was swept away to the backwoods South in a boyhood adventure of hunting, childhood, and friendship.
On the surface it appears to be the usual boy-and-dog story, but it is so much more gripping as it explores Billy's relationship with the world around him as he grows up in a classic coming-of-age scenario.
It's fun, gripping writing full of personality and passion for the South and its characters, and full of such honest emotion it will blow you away.
Where the Red Fern Grows
Date undefinedThis was my favorite book as a child and I was very happy to purchase it to read for myself and also for my children.
