Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
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Book Reviews of Where the Red Fern Grows
Book Review: Classic story to read and reread
Summary: 5 Stars
Where the Red Fern Grows is a fabulous story. Written for children, but easily enjoyed by adults as well. The story tells of a young boy who wants nothing more then to have a couple of coon hunting dogs to train and take out hunting. When he realizes there is no way for his parents to afford such a luxury, he sets out to raise the money himself. Over two long years he works hard doing odd jobs like picking and selling berries to earn change from people passing through the area. Once he earns enough money needed, he has to then send off the payment and wait for notice that they have arrived in town at the post office. As if waiting wasn't hard enough, then he had to make the trek to town, barefoot, by himself to go and pick up the dogs without letting his parents know what he was doing.
The two dogs, Little Ann and Old Dan, are not only great companions for the young boy but also true best friends to each other. The three of them work hard together to train to become the best hunters they can be. This story is set back at a time when children were allowed to go off hunting by themselves at night. A time when earning 10-15 cents was a wonderful amount of money. The story really brings you back to a simpler time. A time when even an ordinary event, like getting a new dog, was an amazing feat. You will find yourself rooting for the pups and their owner along the way.
Sit down with your child and a box of kleenex and enjoy the adventure.
By Kerri J. Busteed
Author of Will's First Hunt [...]
Book Review: Where The Red Fern Grows
Summary: 5 Stars
WHERE THE RED FERN
GROWS
This amazing book is about a 12 year old boy named Billy. Billy lives up in the mountains where every one goes coon hunting. People often stop at his house and ask his family if they could go hunting on their land and of course they always say yes. Billy has 2 sisters, a mother and a father and they all live together. Billy and his sisters don't go to school ,their mother home schools them. But Billy isn't as happy as he would be if he had a pair of hunting dogs. Billy's family unfortunately doesn't have enough money for a pair of hunting dogs. But one day Billy was up by the river when he found a magazine with an article saying that you could get two dogs for the price of $50.00. So he figured that if he worked for the people who came hunting on his land he would get enough money to buy his dogs. Billy ended up working for two long hard years but finally had enough money to buy those dogs. One day he asked his father if he could go down to his grandfather's store, he said yes. Billy ran down to the store as fast as he could. Once he got down there he handed his grandfather the money and the slip and asked him to mail it in for him, his grandfather couldn't refuse. A few days later a letter came in saying that Billy had to go down the river a ways and the dogs himself. Well you'll have to read the book to find out what happens next. I liked this book because it's sad and adventurous but not too sad.
Book Review: Where The Red Fern Grows
Summary: 5 Stars
Everyone who has ever had a faithful dog should read Billy's story at least once in his or her lifetime. It's an ageless tale that touches the heart and mind.
Ten-year old Billy lived in the Ozark Mountains with his parents and three younger sisters. The family was extremely poor, as were most of their neighbors at that time, and could only afford the bare necessities of life. Billy's dream of having a pair of coonhounds of his own seemed to be only that until he found a resourceful way to earn the money for himself.
For two long years, Billy trapped and sold animal pelts until he had finally saved enough money to finance his lifelong dream. With his grandfather's help, he ordered two pups and then walked several miles to bring them home. That's when the real adventures began.
If the story is beginning to sound familiar, it should. "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls is an unforgettable classic that has been enjoyed for generations.
So where does the red fern come into the story? You'll just have to read it for yourself, and don't be surprised if you hear the distant bawling of a couple of dogs who have tree'd a `coon each time you open the book.
It's just Little Ann and Old Dan, for they've never really left these Ozark hills.
Book Review: Where The Red Fern Grows
Summary: 5 Stars
Where The Red Fern Grows is such a great book and movie. There are many differences between the book and the movie. In the book, there are a lot more details and a lot more heart, but as almost everyone says, the book is always better than the movie. The things the movie left out were, the beauty contest, the racoon traps, Billy didn't win the championship cup of the coon hunt, he was the true winner and he was given the cup and the money but not at first. I really loved the acting in the movie because I really got the message of puppy love and I realized how trly hard the author worked to write the book because the book had so much great details. Even though the movie left a lot of details out, it's still a great movie. In the book, I never really got the feeling that Rubin's death was really, really bad, but in the movie, they had a funeral and Billy and his family cried. For some reason, the Pritchards seem meaner in the book. In all, I think the book and the movie are two great things. In my option, the book is better because there are just some things you can't film. Even though I think the book is better than the movie, the movie showed a lot of affection and creativity and I think that's fantastic. Where The Red Fern Grows is a great book and movie and I loved having the experience to read and watch it.Book Review: GREAT BOOK!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this when I was young - I guess I was probably 11 years old. I forgot many of the details in this book but I remembered how GREAT the book was (even though it was sad and I remember crying hard at the end). So I decided to read this to my 9 year old son and 7 year old daughter. I was a little concerned that my 7 year old might be too young, especially since both of my kids had a hard time getting over us losing our dog 2 years ago. I did "cringe" a few times when some of the scenes were a little more explicit than I remembered. However, my kids really LOVED this book. They still talk about it and often say that they hope the next book is as good as this one. We have always been upfront with our kids on how things die - we never told them that their fish or sand crab had to go to pet school or something made-up. I believe kids can handle death, regardless if you are religious or not. This book helps kids to realize that animals (and humans) may die unexpectantly and it is important to enjoy life, companionship and love while we are here on this earth. Too many parents overprotect their children and never want their kids to be sad or cry. The problem is that life will be great at times and it will also be sad at times. Kids need to learn how to deal with both.