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Mar 19, 2024kkunkle_1 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
As a girl from NYC, this book took my mind to a place and time I couldn't have otherwise imagined. I appreciate the relationship this boy develops with his dogs and the deep empathy it teaches. I'm rereading this book right now with my…
Mar 19, 2024MrMathematics rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Where the Red Fern Grows is a realistic fictional novel written by Wilson Rawls. The plot focuses on the empathy between a kid and his two dogs. Rawls used extremely touching and poetic word choices to feature the rush and flows of…
Nov 03, 2023JCLJenV rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An action-packed story about a country boy and his coon hunting dogs.
Jun 17, 2023MTLibrary10 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Where the Red Fern Grows is an adventurous yet tragic classic revolving around a boy and his two dogs. They learn how to overcome many dangerous challenges together and bond through them developing powerful relationships that will go on…
May 13, 2023PetraL rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A touching, heartfelt story of the loving bond between a young boy and his two dogs. Have tissue ready!
Jan 15, 2023Gihwan_0 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I did not finish this book yet but I have an old battered copy from the basement of our school. The other day I was searching for stuff to use for my project I'm doing at school so I was searching and I found some books and was like 'I…
Sep 17, 2022Anita_Dickey rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I read this book for the 52 books in 52 weeks reading challenge. I used the 2022 prompt read a book set in a rural area. It is also on Listopia's 300 books everyone should read once list. It is one of my childhood favorites. It always…
Aug 29, 2022Hellter rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I can't get over how good this book is. The seclusion of the family, the drive to be something better, and the resourcefulness of the child make this such an amazing story.
Mar 30, 2022ethain rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Summary: A boy living in the Ozarks has always dreamed about getting some hunting dogs of his own. He gets an opportunity and works to get and train 2 hunting dogs to become one of the best raccoon hunters in the region. This is a story of…
Mar 11, 2022chesswiz rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Where the Red Fern Grows is a great classic that showcases a boy named Billy who is interested in getting hunting dogs. Billy saves enough money after two years and purchases the hunting dogs. Billy then teaches the hunting dogs to hunt…
Sep 29, 2021white_tiger_1398 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing book, one of my favorite books. I recommend it to all. It is very detailed, with a boy with a dream and a purpose. If you haven't read this book, read it now!
Aug 29, 2021Maureen Candice Goetz rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my favorite books from my childhood. I look forward to reading it with my children although I'm not sure what age they will have to be for it to be appropriate. It's a beautiful story, but there is a part (spoiler alert)…
Jul 09, 2021EpicEsh rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Whether you’ve read it or not, Where the Red Fern Grows is one of the timeless classics in American literature. It’s an exciting, charming, and tragic tale. Billy Coleman is the main character in the story. His dream has always been to own…
Jun 01, 2021indigo_lark_33 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Billy dreams of having hunting dogs. But, good hunting dogs are pricey! For two years Billy saves up $50 to buy two redbone coonhounds! He tells Grandpa about the money he’s been saving. He gets his dogs and goes hunting. Then the…
Jan 24, 2021blue_dolphin_3008 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An amazing (and tragic) classic! A story about Billy, a young boy living in the Ozark Mountains, yearning for adventure with dogs to call his own. When he gets two red hounds, Old Dan and Little Ann, his life changes drastically! Full of…
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Nov 25, 2020drealeah rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
(Comment may include spoilers of the book). This book takes place in the Ozark mountains and is about a boy named Billy and his two dogs; Old Dan and Little Ann. I would recommend this book for people who enjoy reading about Coon Hounds.…
Oct 20, 2020fred98115 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
More than fifty years in print, this story of a young boy in the Ozarks and his two raccoon hunting dogs is a classic, selected as one of the Great American Reads. A bond is formed that ends in the death of the dogs when they are saving…
Aug 29, 2020Alpha_zzz rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a sweet story. If you enjoy coon hunting and coon dogs, you will enjoy this. The hunting and coon behavior was a bit much for me, but it was still heartwarming in the end.
May 12, 2020
Very good book overall. My 6th grade teacher has read this book 11 times, and each time it just comes back, she cries every time, and it is such a good book, impossible to put down.
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Oct 24, 2019ArapahoeTina rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This made me cry so much as a kid, but as an adult, it didn't hold up. I had a hard time with the hunting and killing for sport and the general disregard of the natural world as something to be endlessly taken from and plundered. My adult…
Jul 13, 2019sonusethi rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was a story that I read for hours without stopping! The nice touch between the sad parts of the story and the messages and lessons behind it really makes me proud to have read this well-detailed book by the author Wilson Rawls.…
Mar 16, 2019Myst_1983 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
As an adult, I thought I could handle the sad stuff I knew this book was famous for. I could not. Still, I don't feel that there's a better book about the kind of relationships that develop between a dog and a child.
Feb 28, 2019MrsNikki rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Tear jerker.. great book about young man wanting dogs & caring for them..
Feb 25, 2019sclibrary_jc rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Engaging historical novel about the deep love between a boy and his two dogs.