Where the Red Fern Grows

Where The Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
Curtis Publishing,
1961, 249 pp., $6.50

This book Where the Red Fern Grows is about a man in his early fifty's who has a flashback to his childhood after seeing a couple of dogs fight in the park. The memory starts out when Billy is eleven years old. Billy always wanted to have a pair of coonhounds, but his parents couldn't afford to buy the coonhounds. Billy's parents agreed to buy Billy a dog, but not the type of dog that Billy wanted. Instead, Billy got a loan from his grandfather to buy a couple of coonhounds. He saw an advertisement in an old fisherman's magazine. Billy worked hard to pay for the coonhounds and each time he made money he gave it to his grandfather. When Billy finally got the dogs, he trained them to hunt coons so he could get coons skins to sell.
When I was reading this book Where the Red Fern Grows I didn't want to put it down. The more I read the more interesting the book gets and I hate to put it down.
I like this book because Billy really wanted something and he didn't just wait for somebody to give it to him. Billy worked hard and got what he wanted. I can relate to Billy because if I wanted a dog as badly as he did, I would have done the same exact thing Billy did. Just like Billy, I wanted something so badly so I got a loan from my father and paid him back the money by working hard, doing different types of jobs such as painting, cleaning, and working as a mechanic at a bicycle shop.
If you were Billy would you have done what Billy did?
I highly recommend this book to anyone who anyone over the age of ten years old. This book is perfect for anybody who likes adventures or just likes to learn from other people's mistakes. If you like realistic fiction, Where the Red Fern Grows is a must.

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2 Hounds + a Boy = A Touching Ending

This is a memorable book you'll never forget. At first, the book seems boring...a country boy...and some coons. But as you get more into the story it gets interesting. This book is about a boy named Billy who has always wanted 2 hounds, but his family is to poor to get one. But after 2 years of hard work, Billy earns $50 and his dream came true. And this is where the adventure begins. It will end with a memorable ending that will touch your heart and cry.

FOR DOG LOVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I liked this book because the way the author describes the realtionship between him and his two hounds is amazing. I love the way the author shows that the two hounds will do anything for the boy nad eachoter is very meaningful. I defiently reccomend this book to anyone that loves dogs.