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Title: Where the Red Fern Grows Author: Wilson Rawls Format: Mass Market |
When I read this book the first time, I was ten. Twelve years later, the book still gives me the same feeling when I read it the first time. This is still my favorite childhood book. I try to go back to it every year. It is about the bittersweet struggle of a young boy who grows up in the Ozark Mountains. He works all summer in order to afford a set of hunting dogs. He finds that all of his hard work pays off when he can afford not only both pups but gifts for his not-so-wealthy family as well. The book follows him on his adventures with his two dogs through the mountains and cities of Arkansas. Everyone, no matter what the age, can identify with this boy’s happiness and sorrows. It is an under appreciated literary treasure that should be read at least once by everyone.If you would like more reviews of this title, please visit the Amazon website.