Where the Red Fern Grows

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Read the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man’s best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool.
 
Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s ecstatic. It doesn’t matter that times are tough; together they’ll roam the hills of the Ozarks.

Soon Billy and his hounds become the finest hunting team in the valley. Stories of their great achievements spread throughout the region, and the combination of Old Dan’s brawn, Little Ann’s brains, and Billy’s sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined hunters—now friends—and Billy learns that hope can grow out of despair, and that the seeds of the future can come from the scars of the past.

Our Top Reviews

Reviewer: James R. McCoy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Children’s book? I am 82 years old and loved loved loved it!
Review: I had heard of this book for years, and thought I would check it out. We lost our dog about five years ago, and our hearts still pine for her. I wanted to see what this book was all about and there was never a dull moment, and the characters in the book are so well developed. My only regret it that I never read it a long time ago. I heartily recommend this book if you have a heart and a soul.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book for all ages.
Review: Classic for a reason!

Reviewer: Ms. Sherri Carson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A truly beautiful story masterfully written
Review: I had always heard of this book but never read it. It was even better than I ever imagined. I was hooked from the beginning to the end. Heartwarming and full of suspense. I just had to know how each story ended. Bravo to Mr. Rawls.

Reviewer: KA
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Classic, simple, touching.
Review: simple classic, that will touch you and offer an important life lesson.

Reviewer: KRS
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: “… only an angel could plant the seeds of a red fern, and … where one grew, that spot was sacred
Review: What a wonderful book to end this year on. I haven’t read this (or seen the movie) since I was in elementary school 40 something years ago.I’m ashamed to say I actually forgot about it, not because I didn’t like it, but simply because there are so many books I love and enjoy and my poor brain is limited at best.This reread was a blast from the past and such an eye opening experience to read it as a 50 yr old mom.I kept saying to myself I can’t believe that Mom let her young teen son out all night with two dogs, an axe, and a lantern. 😳 But those were different times and a different lifestyle back then.I bet that Mom would shudder if she read about the things our kids face today…Just thinking outloud. (I know I do.)The best thing about this novel, it still has its magic and love andveverything else that makes it as valid and on point today as it was 50 yrs ago. Just like “To Kill a Mockingbird. ” and THAT is how you know it is a brilliant, inspired work of art.

Reviewer: Wendell
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Son’s Book Report
Review: I personally have never read this book. Not sure how that happened, but I’ll chalk it up to fate intervening. However, my oldest son has recently read it and written up his first book report, which he would like to share on here for other kids considering picking this up.Be forewarned that there are spoilers throughout this review, because my son was writing a book report, so if you’d rather not know what happens in this novel, please do not read any further.In “Where The Red Fern Grows” by Wilson Rawls, a boy named Billy saves up $50.00 for two years to buy two hunting dogs. In this story, Billy is determined to train his dogs, Little Ann and Old Dan, to be the best. Nothing would stop Billy from achieving his goal.He started his journey in the middle of the night, alone and walked 30 miles to pick up the dogs. After a year of training Old Dan and Little Ann, he started hunting every night and then he took the coon skins to his grandfather’s store to sell. Once he spent 2 days chopping down a tree his dogs had treed a coon in. He would not leave the tree until he got the coon.Two mean boys challenged Billy to hunt down a ghost coon. After a long chase, the dogs treed it, but Billy did not want to kill it. There was a bad fight with the mean boys’ blue tick hound and Billy’s dogs., One of the brothers took Billy’s axe and fell on it and bleed to death. The other brother ran away in shock. Billy was sad about the bad accident.Billy’s grandfather entered his dogs in a big hunting contest where they spent a few days competing against other dogs. In the final day, there was a blizzard while they were hunting and the dogs nearly froze to death circling a tree they had chased the coon in to. Just like Billy, the dogs would not give up. Billy went home with 2 trophies and $300.00 prize money. Billy continued to hunt. One night the dogs came up against a mountain lion, who attacked them and Billy. Billy’s dogs saved his life but were severely injured. Billy’s father helped get the dogs home and Billy’s mother helped stitch up Old Dan. Old Dan died soon, and Little Ann found his grave and died there. In the spring, rare red ferns grew at the grave site..Billy grieved and asked God why the dogs had to die. He did not want any other dogs but Old Dan and Little Ann. Billy’s parents tried to make him feel better. His parents had always dreamed about moving to the city so the children could attend school. His father showed Billy the box of money he had been saving from all the coon skins he sold and the contest money. Thanks to Billy’s great love for his dogs and his success and determination, the family was able to move to the city.In this book, I learned to never give up no matter how hard it gets in life. I also learned to set a goal and try to achieve that goal.

Reviewer: Brittany
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good for 4th grade
Review: Our daughter red this book in her 4th grade class and she liked it so we decided to buy her a copy of it! It’s good read and it has sad parts

Reviewer: D-Rain
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A wonderful right of passage
Review: I got this for my son. He loves this book. It almost time for my daughter to tad this when she is ready. Classic piece of literature as a young child. Great quality as suspected. Carry on the tradition I say.

Reviewer: DianneA
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The story line is of the maturing of a boy to a young man in the wilds of the USA, by wanting and then training dogs to hunt coons (of Davy Crockett hat fame).I am not giving any more away. Read it.

Reviewer: Yo Day
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Although it’s intended as a children’s book, I, currently in university, still found the story captivating and immersive.

Reviewer: mrs Wilson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: they are both Xmas presents so have not been opened yet

Reviewer: Douglas Jeffries
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Like the title says it is a timeless classic

Reviewer: MISS S.
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Not impressed with the quality of the book. Considering it should be a gift very disappointed it looks worn and second hand 🤦🏻‍♀️

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